New York Carpet World, Inc. v. Department of Employment Security

Plaintiff, New York Carpet World, Inc., appeals from the circuit court of Cook County’s dismissal of plaintiff’s complaint seeking review of a decision of the Board of Review of the Department of Employment Security. Plaintiff argues that (1) the complaint sufficiently named the Board of Review as defendant; (2) the complaint should not have been dismissed because defendant Department was a misnomer for the Board of Review; and (3) the complaint could have been amended to add the Board of Review as defendant. We affirm.

I. Facts

On June 25, 1991, the Board of Review issued a decision in the…