Mullins v. Labahn

The suit was brought in the circuit court for Ozaukee county to recover on a judgment rendered by a court of record in Illinois. The trial court dismissed the complaint. The question at issue is whether the Illinois court had jurisdiction to render the judgment. The appellant concedes that if the Illinois court did not have jurisdiction of the persons of defendants the judgment is void and the judgment of dismissal must be affirmed but claims that the Illinois court had jurisdiction because: (1) The defendants appeared in the Illinois action by an attorney; and (2) the return of the sheriff…