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GENDEK v. JEHANGIR

Nos. 64870, 65054.

119 Ill.2d 338 (1988)

518 N.E.2d 1051

BERNARD GENDEK, Appellant, v. JEHANGIR M. JEHANGIR, M.D., Appellee. — JOHN E. SYLVESTER, Appellant, v. ROBERT STEINBERG, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed January 19, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward L. Osowski, of Chicago (Isadore M. Bernstein, Ltd., of counsel), for appellant.

Rudolf G. Shade, Jr., Michael J. Gallagher and Timothy J. Ashe, of Cassiday, Schade & Gloor, of Chicago, for appellee.

W. Loren Thomson and Rex L. Reu, of Thomson & Weintraub, of Bloomington, for appellant.

James C. Wollrab and J. Mark McKinzie, of Costigan & Wollrab, P.C., of Bloomington, for appellee.

Affirmed. Affirmed.

JUSTICE CUNNINGHAM delivered the opinion of the court:

These consolidated causes raise a common question of whether or not a particular statutory provision, section 13-217 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 110, par. 13-217), permits a plaintiff to file more than one action within one year after the original action has been dismissed (voluntarily or for want of prosecution).

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