Winn v. Vogel

The plaintiff, E. E. Winn, filed this suit in Williamson county against the defendant, Henry Vogel, admittedly a resident of Douglas county. The defendant filed a special and limited appearance and motion to dismiss, on the ground “that no part of the alleged transaction took place in Williamson County, Illinois, and that the residence of the defendant at the time of the transaction, and at the present time, is in Douglas County, Illinois.”

This motion was supported by affidavit, in which the details of the alleged transaction were set forth, consisting of a sale of hogs, for which defendant…