Kottmeyer v. Consolidated Rail Corp.

I respectfully dissent.

The law concerning the distinction between special and general appearances is well settled in Illinois. In 1957, the Illinois Supreme Court explained: “[A]ny action taken by the litigant which recognizes the case as in court will amount to a general appearance unless such action was for the sole purpose of objecting to the jurisdiction.” (Lord v. Hubert (1957), 12 Ill. 2d 83, 87, 145 N.E.2d 77, 80.) In fact, the supreme court had previously held that a stipulation for a continuance amounts to a genéral appearance. People v. Estep (1955), 6 Ill. 2d 127, 128, 126 N.E.2d…