Legal Opinion
Cook Associates, Inc. v. Lexington United Corp.
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided December 4, 1981No. 53854PublishedCited by 158 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Ward
This appeal arises out of an action for breach of contract brought in the circuit court of Cook County. The plaintiff, Cook Associates, an Illinois corporation, brought the action against Lexington United Corporation, a Delaware corporation not licensed to do business in Illinois. Lexington is a dinnerware manufacturer whose principal place of business is St. Louis, Missouri. Lexington filed a special appearance to contest the court’s in personam jurisdiction (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 110, par. 20), but its motion to quash service of process was denied. Thereafter, Lexington answered,…
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