PRESIDING JUSTICE SCHEINEMAN delivered the opinion of the court.
The plaintiff, Byge Branom, appeals from an order which dismissed his suit on motion of the defendant, which set up a prior judgment in bar of the action. Plaintiff here contends that the prior judgment was merely a non-suit and that the present suit was filed within one year after the non-suit pursuant to Sec. 24-A, Ch. 83, Ill. Rev. St., which reads as follows:
"In any of the actions specified...
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