Weierman v. Wood Landscaping, Inc.

The plaintiff, Mary E. Weierman (Weierman), appeals from an order of the circuit court of Will County quashing a defective service of summons upon the defendant, Wood Landscaping, Inc. (Wood). Weierman argues that Wood’s initial pleading to vacate default judgments and requesting leave to file an answer or otherwise plead constituted a general appearance, thereby waiving any objection to faulty service of process and submitting Wood to the court’s jurisdiction. We agree and vacate the trial court’s order quashing service of process. We remand this cause to the circuit court of Will County to…