Legal Opinion
Silsbee v. Quincy Hotel Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided February 13, 1889PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Mdeeay F. Tuley, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtGary, J.
The hotel is in Quincy in this State. It has no office or business in Cook county. The service of summons was upon a director of the company, who was in Cook county, not upon any business of the company, but temporarily for his own. The validity of this service to give the Circuit Court jurisdiction is attacked by an appropriate plea, and raises the only question in the case.
So far as is applicable to this case, Sec. 2 of the practice act is: “It shall not be lawful for any plaintiff to sue any defendant out of the county where the latter resides or may be found;” and Sec. 4: “ An…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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