Gatto v. Nelson

delivered he opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Patricia Gatto, appeals from the order of the circuit court of Cook County dismissing with prejudice her complaint against defendants John Class, Debbie Class and Timothy Gallagher under Supreme Court Rule 103(b) (87 Ill. 2d R. 103(b)) for her failure to exercise reasonable diligence to obtain service of summons on defendants prior to the expiration of the statute of limitations. Plaintiff contends that the court abused its discretion in dismissing her action with prejudice and that defendants waived their objection to her alleged lack of…