Blankenship v. Dialist International Corp.

Defendants Dialist International Corporation, Herman L. Smith and James Cronin appeal from orders of the circuit court of St. Clair County entering summary judgment and awarding attorney fees in favor of plaintiff Clyde E. Blankenship in an action brought under the Franchise Disclosure Act (the Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 121½, par. 701 et seq.). Defendants contend that the trial court erred: (1) in granting summary judgment on the issue of damages where a genuine issue of material fact existed as to whether plaintiff acquired a franchise from defendants within the meaning of the Act; and…