City of E. Moline v. Bracke, Hayes & Miller

After the city of East Moline brought suit against Bracke, Hayes & Miller, architects of a municipal swimming pool, to recover damages arising out of alleged defects in the heating, air conditioning and ventilating system, the architects filed a third-party complaint against Milton Costello and G. L. Raffaelli, engineers for part of the project, seeking pro rosta contribution from them. Raffaelli appeared specially and by motion sought to dismiss the complaint against him on the ground that as a nonresident, he was not subject to the jurisdiction of the Illinois courts. The trial court…