Cusamano v. Norrell Health Care, Inc.

PRESIDING JUSTICE STEIGMANN

delivered the opinion of the court:

In October 1991, plaintiff, Carol Cusamano, sued defendant, Norrell Health Care, Inc., seeking $40,000 in damages and rescission of a franchise agreement between plaintiff and defendant. Plaintiff based her claim on defendant’s precontract, allegedly fraudulent misrepresentations that violated the Franchise Disclosure Act of 1987 (Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 121½, par. 1701 et seq.). The franchise agreement contained an arbitration clause under which the parties agreed to submit all questions “arising out of or in relation to”…