Granite Properties Ltd. Partnership v. Granite Investment Co.

PRESIDING JUSTICE JIGANTI

delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendants, Granite Investment Company (Granite Investment) and James C. Green, appeal from a judgment of the circuit court confirming an arbitration award in favor of the plaintiff, Granite Properties Limited Partnership (Granite Properties). The defendants contend on appeal that the judgment was void from its inception because the trial court lacked personal jurisdiction over the defendants. Specifically, the defendants maintain that they were not properly served with summons and that the attorney who entered a general…