Midland Pacific Railway Co. v. McDermid

Citations

• 91 Ill. 170

Syllabus

<p>—-Pka» to the jurisdiction. Under the statute of this State the court may with propriety grant leave to amend pleas to the jurisdiction of the court as to the defendants.</p> <p>2. Service or process—on agent of foreign corporations. Where a foreign corporation does business and^has agents in this State with property, service may be had upon such corporation through such agents or officers doing business here, the same as upon domestic corporations:</p> <p>3. But where a foreign corporation does not transact its business in this State, and has no office or agents located in this State, service of process upon one of its officers or agents while temporarily in this State on private business, or passing through it, will confer no jurisdiction on the courts over such corporation.</p> <p>4. Piea to the jurisdiction. A plea to the jurisdiction of the court, not as to the subject matter of the suit., but only as to the person of the defendant, need not allege what court has jurisdiction, but it is sufficient if it shows the court in which the suit is pending has not jurisdiction of the defendant.</p>