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· 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

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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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