Morietta v. Reese Construction Co.

The plaintiff, Larry Morietta, appeals from the trial court’s order granting a summary judgment in favor of the defendant, Reese Construction Company. On appeal, the plaintiff contends that the trial court erred in determining (1) that the statute-of-limitations provision of section 13 — 214(a) of the Code of Civil Procedure (735 ILCS 5/13— 214(a) (West 2002)) was inapplicable and (2) that the discovery rule was inapplicable. We affirm.

FACTS

On June 3, 1998, the plaintiff was driving southbound on Illinois Route 4. At about 0.4 miles south of mile marker No. 6, the plaintiffs vehicle…