Milnes v. Hunt

In 1993, plaintiff, Ronald Milnes, performed plumbing work for defendant, Irving Hunt, pursuant to an oral contract. In January 1999, plaintiff billed defendant for that work. In February 1999, plaintiff filed a small claims complaint for the amount that defendant owed him for the plumbing work. Each party submitted a memorandum of law in support of his case, focusing largely on whether the five-year statute of limitations in section 13 — 205 of the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure (Code) (735 ILCS 5/13 — 205 (West 1998)) barred plaintiffs action.

In its July 1999 memorandum of decision, the…