Van Gessel v. Folds

PRESIDING JUSTICE LORENZ

delivered the opinion of the court;

Plaintiff appeals from an order granting summary judgment in favor of defendants raising issues resulting from trial court error. The facts are discussed only as they relate to the disposition of this appeal.

In his four-count second-amended complaint, plaintiff sought damages against the defendants for their breach of contract, fraudulent and negligent misrepresentation, and their violations of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 1211/2, par. 261 et seq.) (Consumer Fraud Act) in…