Ekl v. Knecht

Plaintiffs, Terry and Carrie Ekl, filed a complaint alleging that defendant, James Knecht, violated the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act (Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 121/2, par. 261 et seq.). Following a bench trial, the circuit court of Du Page County awarded plaintiffs $307 in compensatory damages and $4,700 in punitive damages. Defendant appeals and contends as follows: (1) that the trial court erred by ruling that a combination of defendant’s high prices and his failure to disclose those prices prior to performing the requested plumbing services violated the Act;…