Brewer v. Moore

Plaintiff filed an action pursuant to section 24 of the Limitations Act after a previously filed complaint had been dismissed for want of prosecution. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 83, par. 24a.) Defendant filed a motion to dismiss alleging that the action was not commenced within the limitations period and that the action was barred by the previous dismissal. The trial court denied the motion but certified an appeal under Supreme Court Rule 308 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 110A, par. 308). This court allowed defendant’s application for leave to appeal.

The sole issue on appeal is whether the…