Legal Opinion
Obermeyer v. Gilliland
District Court, C.D. Illinois
Decided January 6, 1995No. 94-3123PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RICHARD MILLS, District Judge:
Traffic accident in Michigan.
Interstate truck driver from Michigan routinely hauls to and from Illinois.
Does this Court in Illinois have personal jurisdiction over him?
No.
I. BACKGROUND
On July 22, 1992, Wanda Obermeyer, an Illinois resident, had car problems on Interstate 1-96 near South Haven, Michigan. As a result of the problems, she was forced to call a tow truck. The responding tow truck was driven by Philip Gilliland. The tow truck was owned by Lees’s Wrecker Service. Upon arrival at the scene, Mr. Gilliland attached Ms. Obermeyer’s vehicle to the tow…
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