DeMet v. DeMet

The plaintiff filed an action seeking a partition of certain real estate in Cook County and other relief. Shortly thereafter the plaintiff filed an affidavit for service by publication in accordance with the rules of the Civil Practice Act. After publication the trial court entered a judgment partitioning the property. The defendant filed a special and limited appearance together with motions to vacate the judgment of partition and to dismiss the action on the ground that the court lacked in rem jurisdiction. The trial court denied the motions. This appeal contests the jurisdiction of the…