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Viktron Limited Partnership v. Program Data Inc.

Case Date: 11/14/2001
Court: 2nd District Appellate
Docket No: 2-00-1445 Rel

November 14, 2001

No. 2--00--1445


IN THE

APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS

SECOND DISTRICT

VIKTRON LIMITED PARTNERSHIP,

               Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.

PROGRAM DATA INCORPORATED,

                Defendant-Appellee.

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Court of Du Page County.


No. 99--L--0423

Honorable
James W. Jerz,
Judge, Presiding.

JUSTICE GROMETER delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Viktron Limited Partnership (Viktron), appeals the decision ofthe circuit court of Du Page County dismissing its action against defendant,Program Data Incorporated (PDI), pursuant to section 2--619 of the Civil PracticeLaw (735 ILCS 5/2--619 (West 2000)). The trial court concluded that it lackedpersonal jurisdiction over PDI, basing this decision both upon Illinois' long-armstatute (735 ILCS 5/2--209 (West 2000)) and due process concerns (see U.S. Const.,amend. V; Ill. Const. 1970, art. I,