Taylor v. Landsman

ON PETITION FOR REHEARING

STATON, Judge.

On June 30, 1981, 422 N.E.2d 403, this Court held that a default judgment recovered by Ronald A. Landsman against Hugh Taylor in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, was void as a matter of law and was not entitled to full faith and credit in Indiana courts. The uncontroverted facts in the record revealed that the Illinois state court did not obtain personal jurisdiction over Taylor because service of process was not effected in accordance with Illinois law. The specific defect that existed was that the server’s affidavit of service was not filed…