PHALEN v. GROETEKE

No. 3-97-0285.

688 N.E.2d 793 (1997)

293 Ill. App.3d 469

228 Ill.Dec. 95

John S. PHALEN, d/b/a By-Rite Furniture, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Eric GROETEKE, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

December 5, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel J. Kalian, Kalian & Grnacek, Joliet, for John S. Phalen.

Eric Groeteke, Springfield, for Eric Groeteke.


Justice SLATER delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff, John Phalen, d/b/a By-Rite Furniture, filed a small claims action against the defendant, Eric Groeteke. The circuit court of Will County found that it did not have personal jurisdiction over the defendant because the plaintiff had failed to comply with Will County local rule 10.01(a)(2). 12th Judicial Cir. Ct. R. 10.01 (eff. July 1, 1986). The plaintiff appeals, and we reverse and remand.

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