Appellate Court of Illinois

Denial of plaintiff's motion to reconsider dismissal of the refiling of a negligence claim arising out of an automobile accident after plaintiff voluntarily dismissed the case as untimely is affirmed where: 1) the mailbox rule does not apply to the commencement of new actions; and 2) a complaint brought pursuant to section 13-217 is a new action.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/18/2007
• Published 05/18/2007

Judges

• Justice JOSEPH GORDON delivered the opinion of the court:

Court

• Appellate Court of Illinois

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jason A. Marker, Quinn, Meadowcroft & Marker, Bolingbrook, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• John R. Vallort, Courtney D. Carter, Chilton Yambert Porter & Young, LLP, Chicago, for Appellees.