Flesner v. Youngs Development Co.

Plaintiffs initially filed this claim in the United States District Court on May 7, 1981, and it was dismissed on November 12, 1981, for want of jurisdiction. Plaintiffs refiled in the circuit court of Jefferson County, Illinois, on April 22, 1982, and on December 17, 1986, over defendants’ objection, the trial court allowed plaintiffs to take a voluntary dismissal.

The present litigation, the third filing against these defendants, was initiated on December 11, 1987. Defendants’ motion to dismiss the claim with prejudice was allowed on October 19, 1988, but the plaintiffs’ motion to reconsider…