Cox v. Sears Roebuck & Co.

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

CLIFFORD, J.

This appeal, here as of right because of a dissent in the Appellate Division, R. 2:2-l(a)(2), presents important questions under the Consumer Fraud Act, N.J.S.A. 56:8-1 to -20 (the Act). William Cox contracted with defendant for renovations to the kitchen of his home. (Inasmuch as William Cox died after the institution of this suit, his son, as executor of his father’s estate, has been substituted as plaintiff. References to “plaintiff’ in this opinion, however, are to the original plaintiff, William Cox.) Dissatisfied with the work,…