· 11/1/1989
Behr v. Club Med, Inc.
Citations
- 546 N.E.2d 751
- 190 Ill. App. 3d 396
- 137 Ill. Dec. 806
- 1989 Ill. App. LEXIS 1669
How courts have described this case
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- “[A]n agent’s liability is based on the duty which he himself owes to the third person.”
- right to amend to include affirmative defense of statute of limitations upheld, in part because trial had yet to begin
- prejudice, if any, is lessened when defense sought to be added, if upheld, \would eliminate the necessity and expense of a trial\
- in order to maintain a cause of action based on a specific theory of liability, a plaintiff must allege in the complaint all of the essential elements of that theory
- in order to maintain a cause of action based on a specific theory of liability, a plaintiff must allege in the complaint all of the essential elements of that theory”
- lack of requirement of further investigation in relation to amendment eases any resulting prejudice
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Judges: Freeman
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