Justice KNECHT delivered the opinion of the court:
Plaintiff Jearl Kessinger, Jr., special administrator of the estate of Jearl Kessinger, Sr. (deceased), appeals from an order of the circuit court of McLean County which dismissed the wrongful death action against defendant Grefco, Inc. (hereinafter defendant), with prejudice, finding a prior judgment obtained against it by the deceased during his lifetime barred the action. We affirm.
On October 28, 1992...
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