Coryell v. Lombard Lincoln-Mercury Merkur, Inc.

Plaintiff, Orlando Coryell, appeals from a judgment of the circuit court of Du Page County, which entered a directed finding for defendant, Lombard Lincoln-Mercury Merkur, Inc., on both counts of the amended complaint.

Plaintiff filed a small claims complaint against defendant on August 17, 1987. He later filed an amended small claims complaint which consisted of two counts. In count I, plaintiff alleged the following. On July 30, 1983, plaintiff brought his Mercury automobile (Mercury) to defendant for repairs. At the time of the repairs, defendant, as part of the contract, promised a…