Koplin v. Saul Lerner Co., Inc.

This case was transferred here after a direct appeal had been taken to the Supreme Court. That court held that its jurisdiction could not be invoked because no constitutional question had been passed upon in the trial court. The Court’s opinion (29 Ill2d 451, 194 NE2d 304) outlined the facts and issues:

“Summons upon the three defendants in this case was served personally in New York under sections 16 and 17 of the Civil Practice Act. (Ill Rev Stats 1961, chap 110, pars 16, 17.) The motions of two of the defendants to quash the service of process were granted, and the plaintiff has appealed…