Legal Opinion
Scene-In-Action Corp. v. Knights of the Ku-Klux-Klan
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 24, 1931No. Gen. No. 34,628PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Keener
The plaintiff, Scene-In-Action Corporation, sued the defendant, Knights of the Ku-Klux-Klan, a corporation, in assumpsit for $2,500 for goods sold and delivered. The summons, directed to the defendant was returned by the sheriff served as follows: “ . . .by delivering a copy thereof to Dr. , Hiram Westley Evans, Imperial Wizard of said corporation.” The defendant appeared specially and filed a verified plea, that before and at the time of the commencement of the cause of action, it was and is still residing and doing business in the State of Georgia, and not in the county of Cook and State of…
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