Legal Opinion

Downers Grove Volkswagen, Inc. v. Wigglesworth Imports, Inc.

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided October 23, 1989No. 2-88-1266PublishedCited by 101 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Dunn

Plaintiff, Downers Grove Volkswagen, Inc., sued defendant, Wigglesworth Imports, Inc., over a brochure published by defendant that plaintiff alleges reported false information about plaintiff’s services. All three counts of plaintiff’s amended complaint were dismissed pursuant to defendant’s section 2 — 615 motion. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 110, par. 2 — 615.) Plaintiff elected to stand on its amended complaint and timely filed this appeal.

Plaintiff raises the following issues: (1) whether the trial court erred in dismissing count I because plaintiff failed to allege a reasonable business…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Duhl v. Nash Realty Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1981
  2. Crinkley v. Dow Jones & Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1979
  3. Frahm v. UrkovichAppellate Court of Illinois · 1983
  4. Parkway Bank & Trust v. City of DarienAppellate Court of Illinois · 1976
  5. Exchange National Bank v. Farm Bureau Life Insurance Co. of MichiganAppellate Court of Illinois · 1982

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3Cited by101 opinions

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  3. Brody v. Finch University of Health Sciences/the Chicago Medical SchoolAppellate Court of Illinois · 1998
  4. ABN AMRO, Inc. v. Capital International Ltd.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 2008
  5. Doherty v. KahnAppellate Court of Illinois · 1997

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