Winters v. Wangler

In July 2006, plaintiff, Deborah K. Winters, administratrix of the estate of Kenneth L. Keller, filed a complaint alleging that defendants Roger D. Snider, Roger Wangler, and Jeane Wangler negligently caused an accident that resulted in Keller’s death. In August 2006, Roger Wangler (hereinafter Wangler) filed a motion to dismiss under section 2 — 619(a)(4) of the Code of Civil Procedure (Civil Code) (735 ILCS 5/2 — 619(a)(4) (West 2004)), arguing that because the trial court had previously granted Snider’s motion to strike a portion of Winters’ initial complaint, Winters was “precluded from…