Cavanaugh v. Lansing Municipal Airport

Plaintiff, Ronald Cavanaugh, appeals from the trial court’s order quashing service and vacating a default judgment against defendant, Village of Lansing (Village). The trial court ruled that plaintiff did not comply with the requirements of section 2 — 211 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Code) (735 ILCS 5/2 — 211 (West 1994)) for proper service on the Village and, without proper service, the judgment order is void. The relevant facts are as follows.

On January 27, 1993, plaintiff filed a complaint naming as defendants "Lansing Municipal Airport” and "the Village of Lansing.” Plaintiff’s…