· 11/13/1981
Knox College v. Celotex Corp.
Citations
- 430 N.E.2d 976
- 88 Ill. 2d 407
- 58 Ill. Dec. 725
- 1981 Ill. LEXIS 418
How courts have described this case
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- holding that trier of fact must determine when the plaintiff had sufficient information as to the roof defect to start the running of the limitations period
- holding that trier of fact must determine when the plaintiff had sufficient information as to the roof defect to start the running of the limitations period
- explaining that the limitations period begins running when \the injured person becomes possessed of sufficient information concerning his injury and its cause to put a reasonable person on inquiry to determine whether actionable conduct is involved\ (emphasis added)
- stressing “the rule and obligation of the person to make diligent inquiry” once she knows or reasonably should know of her injury and that it is wrongfully caused
- stressing \the rule and obligation of the person to make diligent inquiry\ once she knows or reasonably should know of her injury and that it is wrongfully caused
- stating “wrongfully caused” was a general or generic term, not a term of art, and its use “does not connote knowledge of negligent conduct or knowledge of the existence of a cause of action”
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Judges: Ryan
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