ALLEN v. WOODFIELD CHEVROLET, INC.

No. 94814.

802 N.E.2d 752 (2003)

208 Ill.2d 12

280 Ill.Dec. 501

Charles ALLEN et al., Appellees, v. WOODFIELD CHEVROLET, INC., Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

October 17, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark M. Lyman, David T. Meehan, Beth A. Diebold and Michael D. Sefton, of Henderson & Lyman, Chicago, for appellant.

Christopher V. Langone and Craig R. Frisch, Chicago, for appellee Charles Allen.

Ira M. Levin and Jay S. Dobrutsky, of Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella, P.C., Chicago, for amici curiae Illinois Automobile Dealers Association and The Chicago Automobile Trade Association.


Justice FITZGERALD delivered the opinion of the court:

At issue in this appeal is whether certain amendments to the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act (Act) (815 ILCS 505/1 et seq. (West 1996)), which govern consumer fraud claims against new or used vehicle dealers, violate the Illinois constitutional prohibition against special legislation. See Ill. Const. 1970, art. IV, § 13. The trial court found no constitutional infirmity; the appellate...

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