Legal Opinion
Griffin v. Willoughby
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided December 15, 2006No. 4-06-0415PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cook
On April 26, 2005, plaintiff, James Griffin, filed a complaint against defendant, school-bus driver Brenda R. Willoughby, alleging her negligence in a collision that occurred on February 18, 2004. The trial court dismissed the suit with prejudice.
On appeal, plaintiff contends the one-year limitations period found in section 8 — 101 of the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act (Tort Immunity Act) (745 ILCS 10/8— 101 (West Supp. 2003)) does not apply to his action. Alternatively, plaintiff urges defendant was equitably estopped from asserting the limitations period and…
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