CHAPPELLE v. SORENSON

No. 34396.

11 Ill.2d 472 (1957)

143 N.E.2d 18

JOHN H. CHAPPELLE, Appellee, v. LOUIS RANDOLPH SORENSON et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed May 23, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ROBERT M. BELL, guardian ad litem, for appellants.

EDWARD J. TURNBAUGH, of Moline, for appellee.


Decree affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE HERSHEY delivered the opinion of the court:

The issue on this appeal is whether the Illinois constitution precludes a city court from sending its original process beyond the corporate limits of the city.

The plaintiff, John H. Chappelle, filed a complaint in the Moline city court to partition property located in that city. Two minor defendants, Louis Randolph Sorenson and Charles...

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