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CONSUMERS GUILD v. ILL. BELL TELEPHONE

No. 80-1009.

103 Ill. App.3d 959 (1981)

431 N.E.2d 1047

CONSUMERS GUILD OF AMERICA, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ILLINOIS BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (4th Division).

Rehearing denied February 5, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Collins and Amos, of Chicago (Richard T. Wimmer, of counsel), for appellant.

L. Bow Pritchett and Patrick J. Kilroy, Jr., both of Chicago, for appellee.

Reversed and remanded.

PRESIDING JUSTICE ROMITI delivered the opinion of the court:

The principal issue in this case is whether a court has jurisdiction to hear a suit against Illinois Bell Telephone Company for damages for misrepresentations as to the type of service needed. The trial court dismissed holding that it had no jurisdiction. We reverse and remand for trial.

Plaintiff, Consumers Guild of America, Inc., filed a suit on March 7, 1975, against...

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