Scovill Manufacturing Company, a Corporation v. Dateline Electric Co., Ltd., a Corporation

(dis-

senting) .

Reluctantly I find myself in disagreement with my colleagues in this matter. *901I have, therefore, carefully reviewed the circumstances of this case in some detail, as follows.

It is plaintiff’s view that defendant, an English manufacturer, is suable in Illinois under § 17(1) (a) because it regularly solicits private label contracts from American companies twice yearly at the industry trade show in Chicago and that personal jurisdiction also attaches to the breach of contract claims, which plaintiff sees as closely related to, and as arising from, the same business relationship…