· 2/21/1986
R. W. Sawant & Co. v. Allied Programs Corp.
Citations
- 489 N.E.2d 1360
- 111 Ill. 2d 304
- 95 Ill. Dec. 496
- 1986 Ill. LEXIS 200
How courts have described this case
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- noting that section 72 of the Civil Practice Act became section 2 — 1401 of the Code
- “Nothing contained in this Section affects any existing right to relief from a void order or judgment, or to employ any existing method to procure that relief”
- a void judgment, order, or decree “may be attacked at any time or in any court, either directly or collaterally” (emphasis omitted)
- fraudulent misrepresentation and breach of contract by New York corporation resulted in damage to Illinois corporation and Indian exporter; no tortious act in Illinois
- a defendant \can properly challenge a court's jurisdiction after a default judgment or order is entered\
- a void judgment may be attacked, either directly or collaterally, at any time or in any court
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Judges: Clark
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