Mitsch v. General Motors Corp.

Plaintiffs, Amy and Joseph Mitsch, appeal from an order of the circuit court of Cook County granting defendants’, General Motors Corporation (GMC) and Rockenbach Chevrolet (Rockenbach), motion for summary judgment. Plaintiffs contest the trial court’s order as to Rockenbach only and not as to GMC.

The relevant facts are as follows: On October 7, 2002, plaintiffs purchased a used 2002 GMC Yukon (Yukon), which was manufactured by GMC and sold by Rockenbach, an authorized GMC dealership. At the time of the purchase, the Yukon had been driven over 36,000 miles. Prior to taking possession of the…