Opinion ID: 440159
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Heading Rank: 5

Heading: Ill Rev.Stat. ch. 110 Sec. 13-217 (1982) provides in full:

Text: 13-217. Reversal or dismissal In the actions specified in Article XIII of this Act or any other act or contract where the time for commencing an action is limited, if judgment is entered for the plaintiff but reversed on appeal, or if there is a verdict in favor of the plaintiff and, upon a motion in arrest of judgment, the judgment is entered against the plaintiff, or the action is voluntarily dismissed by the plaintiff, or the action is dismissed for want of prosecution, or the action is dismissed by a United States District Court for lack of jurisdiction, then whether or not the time limitation for bringing such action expires during the pendency of such action, the plaintiff, his or her heirs, executors or administrators may commence a new action within one year or within the remaining period of limitation, whichever is greater, after such judgment is reversed or entered against the plaintiff, or after the action is voluntarily dismissed by the plaintiff, or the action is dismissed for want of prosecution, or the action is dismissed by a United States District Court for lack of jurisdiction. 5 We note in passing that, even if the decision that the initial action was barred by the statute of limitations was incorrect, it is far too late to challenge the propriety of the dismissal of the appellant's first action