Wissmiller v. Lincoln Trail Motosports, Inc.

PRESIDING JUSTICE KNECHT

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Honda R&D Company, Ltd. (R&D), appeals a circuit court order which overruled its special and limited appearance for the purpose of objecting to in personam jurisdiction. R&D contends it lacks sufficient minimum contacts with Illinois to justify the exercise of long-arm jurisdiction over it, and in any event, it was not properly served with process.

This litigation arose out of an accident which occurred on August 9, 1986, during an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) race at the Clark County Fair. While the plaintiff, Charles…