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McROBERTS v. BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS HOLDING

No. 5-04-0781.

851 N.E.2d 772 (2006)

Robert McROBERTS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS HOLDING, INC., d/b/a Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire, LLC, Defendant-Appellee, and Southern Illinois Tire of Harrisburg, Inc., Defendant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

June 5, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles H. Stegmeyer, Stegmeyer & Stegmeyer, Ltd., Belleville, for Appellant.

Robert W. Vyverberg, Lisa A. Ellis, Holland & Knight LLP, Chicago; James B. Bleyer, Bleyer & Bleyer, Marion, for Appellee.

Justice McGLYNN delivered the opinion of the court:

After the plaintiff, Robert McRoberts, served the defendant Bridgestone/Firestone nearly a year after he had filed his lawsuit, the trial court granted Bridgestone/Firestone's motion to dismiss for a failure to act with reasonable diligence in effecting the service of process. McRoberts now appeals. We reverse and remand.

On April 13, 2001, Robert McRoberts was...

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