(735 ILCS 5/13-219) (from Ch. 110, par. 13-219)
Sec. 13-219.
Railroads and carriers.
(a) All actions by railroads, motor
carriers, common
carriers by water, common carriers by air, the Railway Express Agency or
freight forwarders for the recovery of their charges, or any part
thereof, for the transportation of property moving wholly within the
State of Illinois shall be filed within 3 years from the time the cause
of action accrues, and not after.
(b) All actions against railroads, motor carriers, common carriers
by water, common carriers by air, the Railway Express Agency or freight
forwarders for the recovery of any part of transportation charges paid
to such carrier for the transportation of property moving wholly within
the State of Illinois shall be filed within 3 years from the time the
cause of action accrues, and not after.
(c) If on or before the expiration of the 3 year period of
limitation in subsection (b) a railroad, motor carrier, common carrier
by water, common carrier by air, the Railway Express Agency or a freight
forwarder files an action under subsection (a) for recovery of charges in
respect of the same transportation service, or, without filing an
action, collects charges in respect of that service, the period of
limitation shall be extended to include 90 days from the time such
action is filed or such charges are collected.
(d) The cause of action in respect of a shipment of property shall,
for the purposes of this section, be deemed to accrue upon delivery or
tender of delivery thereof by a railroad, motor carrier, common carrier
by water, common carrier by air, the Railway Express Agency, or a
freight forwarder, and not after.
(Source: P.A. 82-280.)
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