Lipinski v. Martin J. Kelly Oldsmobile, Inc.

State: Illinois

Court: 1st District Appellate

Docket No: 1-00-3770 Rel

Case Date: 10/19/2001

SIXTH DIVISION
October 19, 2001

No. 1-00-3770

RUSSELL L. LIPINSKI,

Plaintiff-Appellant,

MARTIN J. KELLY OLDSMOBILE, INC., and
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION,

Defendants-Appellees.

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Appeal from the
Circuit Court of
Cook County

Honorable
Sheldon Gardner,
Judge Presiding.

PRESIDING JUSTICE GALLAGHER delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff Russell L. Lipinski appeals from an order of the trial court dismissing withprejudice his second amended complaint against defendants Martin J. KellyOldsmobile, Inc. (Kelly Oldsmobile), and General Motors Corporation (GM). Plaintiffargues that the trial court erred in dismissing count I for failure to state a cause of actionunder the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act (815 ILCS505/1 et seq. (West 1998)) (Consumer Fraud Act) and count II, breach of impliedwarranty under the Magnuson-Moss Warranty - Federal Trade CommissionImprovement Act (15 U.S.C.