Check v. Clifford Chrysler-Plymouth of Buffalo Grove, Inc.

PRESIDING JUSTICE CAMPBELL

delivered the opinion of the court:

This dispute arises out of plaintiff Eric Check’s purchase of a new 1997 Jeep Cherokee (Cherokee) from defendant Clifford Chrysler-Plymouth of Buffalo Grove, Inc. (Clifford). Following a trial in the circuit court of Cook County, a jury found defendant: (1) not liable for an alleged violation of the Illinois Motor Vehicle Franchise Act (815 ILCS 710/1 et seq. (West 1996)); (2) liable for common law fraud; and (3) liable for breaching the implied warranty of merchantability pursuant to the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Federal Trade…