Martin-Trigona v. Gouletas

Plaintiff, Anthony Martin-Trigona (Trigona), as represented by a trustee in bankruptcy, appeals from an order entered pursuant to section 48(1) (d) of the Civil Practice Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 110, par. 48(l)(d)) finding his cause of action barred by a prior federal judgment and dismissing his amended complaint. The sole issue raised on appeal is whether section 24 of the Limitations Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 83, par. 24a) authorizes the filing of the same cause of action that was previously dismissed for want of prosecution by a Federal district court. For the reasons below, we…