Sbertoli v. Clark

Mr. Presiding Justice O’Connor

delivered the opinion of the court.

Plaintiff brought an action in the circuit court of Cook county to recover damages claimed to have been sustained by him on account of a malicious prosecution' instigated by the defendant. Defendant, after being served with process, entered his special and limited appearance for the sole and only purpose of contesting the jurisdiction of the court. He filed a plea in abatement in which he alleged that he was a resident of 'Franklin county, Illinois, and that he was in Cook county at the time service was sought to be made upon…