Sharpness v. Grondfelt

PRESIDING JUSTICE BOWMAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Adam Sharpness, appeals the trial court’s denial of his motion for leave to file an amended complaint to correct a misnomer. Upon the denial of that motion, the court dismissed plaintiffs complaint with prejudice. Plaintiff argues that the misnomer in his complaint may not result in its dismissal. We affirm.

On July 22, 1997, plaintiff filed a complaint for damages that named Randy Grondfelt (Randy) as defendant. He alleged that, on December 3, 1995, plaintiff was riding in an automobile that Randy owned and operated. Due to…