Legal Opinion
Timberlake v. Illini Hospital
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided February 7, 1996No. 3-95-0401PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Slater
In this case we consider whether section 13 — 217 of the Code of Civil Procedure (the Code) (735 ILCS 5/13 — 217 (West 1994)) prohibits plaintiff from filing her lawsuit for the second time in an Illinois court after a Federal district court declined to exercise jurisdiction over her State law claims and dismissed the case. We reluctantly conclude that section 13 — 217 bars plaintiff’s claim.
On October 20, 1992, plaintiff Barbara Timberlake filed a four-count complaint, cause No. 92 — L—328, against defendant Illini Hospital in the circuit court of Rock Island County. Count I alleged breach…
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