Newton Tractor Sales, Inc. v. Kubota Tractor Corp.

Chief Justice Fitzgerald and Justices Freeman, Thomas, Kilbride, Karmeier, and Burke concurred in the judgment and opinion.

OPINION

Plaintiff-appellant, Newton Tractor Sales, Inc. (Newton), brought suit against defendants, Kubota Tractor Corporation and Michael Jacobson, a local Kubota representative (collectively, Kubota) on counts of promissory estoppel, common law fraud, and negligent misrepresentation. The circuit court of Fayette County granted summary judgment in favor of Kubota on all three counts. The appellate court affirmed. 382 Ill. App. 3d 1176. Newton then filed a petition for…