Shea v. Grafe

The plaintiff was awarded damages based on the trial court’s determination that the defendants violated various provisions of the Wisconsin Consumer Act in their sale of a motor home to the plaintiff. The defendants concede noncompliance with the terms of the Act; they challenge on appeal the application of the Act to these facts and computation of damages. We hold that the imposition of Consumer Act penalties was improper because the underlying contract was tainted with illegality in the parties’ insertion in the contract of an inflated down payment and purchase price figures which were…