Legal Opinion
Ross & Chatterton Law Offices v. Lewis
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided October 7, 1982No. 17647PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Mills
“Once the *** chance to appeal has been waived or exhausted *** a final judgment commands respect.”
So wrote Justice O’Connor recently in U.S. v. Frady (1982), 456 U.S. 152, 164-65, 71 L. Ed. 2d 816, 828, 102 S. Ct. 1584, 1593. That was a criminal case, but her admonition dictates with equal force in civil actions.
Ross and Chatterton Law Offices brought suit against William T. Lewis in Dane County, Wisconsin. Lewis filed a special limited appearance to challenge jurisdiction, but did not personally appear in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin court then entered an “order for jurisdiction” and directed…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- United States v. FradySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Brownlee v. Western Chain Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1977
- Evans v. Advance Schools, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1979
- Transamerica Trade Co. v. McCollum Aviation, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1981
- Norman v. KalAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980
3Cited by7 opinions
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- Kaibab Industries, Inc. v. Family Ready Homes, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1983
- Corsica Cheese, Inc. v. Roers Enterprises, Inc.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1986
- Minneman v. MinnemanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1988
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