{"id":5704,"date":"2015-12-11T10:00:26","date_gmt":"2015-12-11T16:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/injury.robertkreisman.com\/?p=5704"},"modified":"2015-12-11T07:24:09","modified_gmt":"2015-12-11T13:24:09","slug":"illinois-appellate-court-affirms-decision-circuit-court-judge-dismissing-automobile-accident-case-lack-subject-matter-jurisdiction-death-defendant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/illinois-appellate-court-affirms-decision-circuit-court-judge-dismissing-automobile-accident-case-lack-subject-matter-jurisdiction-death-defendant\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Decision of Circuit Court Judge Dismissing Automobile Accident Case for Lack of Subject-Matter Jurisdiction Because of a Death of the Defendant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On June 20, 2010, Delores Franklin and Todd Gryczewski were in an automobile crash. Slightly more than two years later, on June 12, 2012, Gryczewski sued Franklin for injuries he suffered in that crash. Franklin died on Nov. 24, 2011. Gryczewski had no knowledge of his death at the time of the filing.<\/p>\n<p>About two weeks later, a law firm appeared on Franklin\u2019s behalf and filed a motion to appoint a special administrator. Bob Phillip was appointed special administrator on July 17, 2012.<\/p>\n<p>On June 23, 2014, Phillip filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit. Phillip argued that the court lacked subject-matter jurisdiction because the named defendant, Franklin, was dead. Phillip also argued that the suit had fallen beyond the statute of limitations because it failed to satisfy the requirements needed to file a lawsuit against a deceased person. The court agreed and dismissed the case with prejudice. Gryczewski appealed.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/illinois-appellate-court-affirms-decision-circuit-court-judge-dismissing-automobile-accident-case-lack-subject-matter-jurisdiction-death-defendant\/#more-5704\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On June 20, 2010, Delores Franklin and Todd Gryczewski were in an automobile crash. Slightly more than two years later, on June 12, 2012, Gryczewski sued Franklin for injuries he suffered in that crash. Franklin died on Nov. 24, 2011. Gryczewski had no knowledge of his death at the time of the filing. 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