Legal Opinion
People Ex Rel. Hartigan v. Kennedy
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided June 13, 1991No. 1—90—1901, 1—90—1902 consPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Linn
D. James Kennedy and Richard B. Shoff, defendants, brought this petition for leave to appeal pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 306(aXl)(iii) on the grounds that the Illinois courts lack personal jurisdiction over them. (134 Ill. 2d R. 306(a)(l)(iii).) The two defendants are nonresident directors of a Virginia not-for-profit corporation, National Aids Prevention Institute, Inc. (NAPI). In 1989, NAPI, acting through its president, engaged in fund-raising activities that ultimately resulted in the filing of a lawsuit by the Illinois Attorney General. The complaint alleges that 12 different…
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