Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Crowther, Inc.

Plaintiff, Aetna Casualty & Surety Company (Aetna), appeals from an order of the circuit court which quashed the service of summons on defendant, Crowther, Inc. (Crowther), for lack of personal jurisdiction. The issue presented is whether Crowther, a nonresident defendant, transacted business in this State so as to come within the reach of the State’s long arm jurisdiction. We conclude that the provisions of the long arm statute were met in this case. Therefore, we reverse the order of the circuit court.

In 1979, Crowther and Aetna entered into contracts for workers’ compensation and general…