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HUGHES v. CHRYSLER MOTORS CORP.

No. 93-0208.

197 Wis.2d 973 (1996)

542 N.W.2d 148

John L. HUGHES, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. CHRYSLER MOTORS CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant-Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided January 17, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the defendant-appellant-petitioner there were briefs by Jeffrey S. Fertl, Susan R. Tyndall and Hinshaw & Culbertson, Milwaukee and oral argument by Jeffrey S. Fertl.

For the plaintiff-respondent there was a brief by Edward Grutzner, Christofer C. Helwig and Grutzner, Holland & Vollmer, S.C., Beloit and oral argument by Edward Grutzner.

Amicus curiae brief was filed by Lawrence Alan Towers, Milwaukee for The Center for Public Representation.

Amicus curiae brief was filed by Dorothy H. Dey and Quale, Feldbruegge, Calvelli, Thom & Croke, S.C., Milwaukee for the American Manufacturers Association and Association of International Automobile Manufacturers.

WILLIAM A. BABLITCH, J.

Mr. Hughes bought a new car in 1990. It was, unfortunately, a lemon, a fact admitted by all parties. After the manufacturer failed to respond within the time limits set by law, Mr. Hughes sued the manufacturer, Chrysler, seeking among other things the amount of money he paid for the van as pecuniary damages. Under Wisconsin's "lemon law," any pecuniary damages awarded to a successful plaintiff are doubled. Chrysler argues that the purchase...

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