WHITE v. RATCLIFFE

No. 2-96-0213.

674 N.E.2d 906 (1996)

285 Ill. App.3d 758

221 Ill.Dec. 113

John WHITE and Barbara White, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Robert RATCLIFFE III, Defendant-Appellant (Farrell Michael Putman, Defendant).

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

December 19, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Fox, Ori, Fox, Lunardi & Zeit, Waukegan, James A. Borrasso, Waukegan, for Robert Ratcliffe III.

Stephen D. Sharp, Chicago, for Barbara White and John White.


Justice GEIGER delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Robert Ratcliffe III, appeals from the January 17, 1996, order of the circuit court of Lake County denying his petition to vacate a default judgment pursuant to section 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure (735 ILCS 5/2-1401 (West 1994)). Ratcliffe, a resident of London, England, argues that the trial court lacked jurisdiction to enter the default judgment because he was not served process in a manner...

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