Illinois Supreme Court· 9/22/2005

Barragan v. Casco Design Corp.

Citations

837 N.E.2d 16
216 Ill. 2d 435
297 Ill. Dec. 236

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counterclaim otherwise barred by statute of limitations permitted to proceed where plaintiffs' underlying claim was timely
counterclaim otherwise barred by statute of limitations permitted to proceed where plaintiffs’ underlying claim was timely
principle regarding specific versus general statutes does not apply where two provisions “are compatible and can be read harmoniously”
also noting that the statute recognizes that some litigants may refrain from filing a lawsuit until after a claim is filed against them
“Where two statutes are allegedly in conflict, a court has a duty to interpret the statutes in a manner that avoids an inconsistency and gives effect to both statutes, where such an interpretation is reasonably possible”
“Where two statutes are allegedly in conflict, a court has a duty to interpret the statutes in a manner that avoids an inconsistency and gives effect to both statutes, where such an interpretation is reasonably possible.”

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