Kolar v. Arlington Toyota, Inc.

Following an arbitration award pursuant to Supreme Court Rules 86 through 95, the circuit court awarded attorney fees that were neither requested at the arbitration hearing nor contained in the award. For the reasons that follow, we reverse the trial court’s judgment of attorney fees.

FACTS

Dissatisfied after the purchase of a used car from defendant Arlington Toyota, Inc., the plaintiffs, Jeffrey and Linda Kolar, filed suit in the Cook County circuit court alleging breach of contract and violations of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act (815 ILCS 505/1 et seq. (West 1994)).…