S.C. Vaughan Oil Co. v. Caldwell, Troutt & Alexander

Docket No. 82600–Agenda 23–September 1997.

S.C. VAUGHAN OIL COMPANY et al. , Appellees, v. CALDWELL, TROUTT & ALEXANDER et al. (Caldwell, Troutt & Alexander, Appellant).

Opinion filed March 19, 1998.

At issue in this appeal is whether a trial court's order dismissing plaintiffs' case for want of prosecution constitutes a final and appealable order upon expiration of plaintiffs' opportunity to refile the case pursuant to section 13–217 of the Code of Civil Procedure (735 ILCS 5/13–217 (West 1992)). For the reasons that follow, we conclude that upon expiration of the section 13–217 period for…