Flesner v. Youngs Development Co.

The issue before the court is whether plaintiffs are allowed more than one refiling of an action if the refilings fall within the applicable statute of limitations pursuant to section 13—217 of the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 110, par. 13—217). We interpret the language of section 13—217 as providing for one and only one refiling regardless of whether the applicable statute of limitations has expired.

Section 13 — 217 provides as follows:

“In the actions specified in Article XIII of this Act or any other act or contract where the time for commencing an action is…