Perkins v. Collette

Plaintiffs, Thomas and Eileen Perkins, brought an action against defendants, James Collette, Adele Collette, and Century 21 Plaza Real Estate, for rescission of a real estate sales contract and damages. Plaintiffs alleged that James Collette, an agent of Century 21 Plaza, fraudulently represented that if they purchased a vacant lot which the Collettes owned, they would be able to build a house on the lot. The circuit court of Du Page County dismissed plaintiffs’ original and first amended complaints primarily on the basis that any misrepresentations made by James Collette were…