Legal Opinion
Lucey v. Law Offices of Pretzel & Stouffer, Chartered
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided November 12, 1998No. 1-96-2659PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Leavitt
Plaintiff Lawrence Lucey brought the present action for legal malpractice against defendants Theodore Gertz and the law firm of Pretzel & Stouffer. The trial court dismissed plaintiffs amended complaint with prejudice on the basis that the statute of limitations on the malpractice action had expired. Plaintiff now appeals, arguing the trial court erred in dismissing his complaint and not permitting him to amend his complaint if it was properly dismissed.
Inasmuch as this case was dismissed pursuant to a motion brought under section 2 — 619 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Code) (725 ILCS 5/2 —…
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