Chappelle v. Sorenson

The issue on this appeal is whether the Illinois constitution precludes a city court from sending its original process beyond the corporate limits of the city.

The plaintiff, John H. Chappelle, filed a complaint in the Moline city court to partition property located in that city. Two minor defendants, Louis Randolph Sorenson and Charles Sorenson, were served with summons in Logan County. (Formerly residents of Moline, the children were then inmates of the Lincoln State School and Colony.) The court appointed a guardian ad litem, and he filed a special appearance on their behalf, objecting to…