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ALLSTATE INS. CO. v. MENARDS, INC.

No. 93620.

782 N.E.2d 258 (2002)

202 Ill.2d 586

270 Ill.Dec. 64

ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, as Subrogee of Sam Lakhia, Appellant, v. MENARDS, INC., Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

December 5, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark S. Grotefeld, William Stewart Grotefeld and Brad M. Gordon, of Grotefeld & Denenberg, L.L.C., Chicago, for appellant.

Kurt E. Olsen, of Fitzgerald & Cross, Chicago, for appellee.

Justice KILBRIDE delivered the opinion of the court:

This case is before us on a question of Illinois law certified by the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. 145 Ill.2d R. 20. The certified question is:

"What is the applicable statute of limitations in Illinois for an action for damages to property based on the doctrine of strict liability in tort when that action is brought within the applicable statute of repose?"

For the reasons...

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