Lee v. Storfer

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice BeEase.

On January 18, 1930, the plaintiff, James Lee, by his attorneys, began this action in the Court of Common Pleas for Charleston County. S. J. Storfer was not a resident of this State, but was temporarily residing at the Timr'od Inn, a hotel in the City of Charleston. The summons in the action, in the usual form, was entitled, “James Lee, plaintiff, against S. J. Storfer and one Buick automobile, bearing State of Illinois License No. 192853, defendant.”

In the title of the copy of the summons, the name of the defendant appeared as “J.…