Cumbo v. Cumbo

Susan Cumbo filed a complaint for divorce against Earle Cumbo and substituted service was had by service on Earle’s 13-year-old brother, Gregory, who was at Earle Gumbo’s residence on a two day visit from Jacksonville, Florida, where he resided with his parents. After a default judgment had been entered against him, defendant appeared specially to quash service of summons on the ground that Gregory was not a “person of the family” of Earle Cumbo within the meaning of Chapter 110, sec. 13.2 of the Illinois Revised Statutes. The trial court denied defendant’s motion and he brought this appeal.

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