The judgment dismissing the prior action brought in behalf of the infant plaintiff was ordered because of failure of diligent prosecution by the guardian ad litem. *541 Since that judgment was not rendered upon the merits, it does not prevent the present action for the same cause of action (Civ. Prac. Act, § 482). Hence the present action, which was commenced within the period of the plaintiff’s infancy, is not barred by the Statute of Limitations (Civ. Prac. Act, § 49, subd. 6; § 60, subds. 1, 3).

The judgments should be reversed and the motions denied, with costs in all courts.

Loughran, Ch. J., Lewis, Conway, Desmond, Thaoher, Dye and Fuld, JJ., concur.

judgments reversed, etc.