Landesman v. General Motors Corp.

This appeal is taken from an order of the Circuit Court of Cook County sustaining a motion to dismiss a complaint for a class action suit.

The issue presented is whether the complaint alleges proper grounds for a class action under the law in Illinois.

In February of 1972, General Motors Corporation (hereinafter called “defendant”) sent form letters to the owners of many of its automobiles. This notification was specifically made applicable to 1968 Chevrolet autos. The substance of this form letter alerted the owner of a “possible safety hazard” existing in the auto. The owner was informed that…