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- Title: Landesman v. General Motors Corp.
- Author : Supreme Court of Illinois
- Release Date : January 26, 1978
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 64 KB
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In this case, the appellate court in effect held that plaintiff's alleged failure to state a cause of action in her complaint was not a bar to her prosecuting this cause as a class action. We disagree, and accordingly we vacate the judgments of the appellate and circuit courts and remand the cause to the circuit court for further proceedings. On August 14, 1972, Beverly Landesman, the named plaintiff in this putative class action, purchased a third-hand 1965 Chevrolet manufactured by the defendant, General Motors Corporation. At some point between August 14, 1972, and August 30, 1972, plaintiff brought her 1965 Chevrolet to Joe Jacobs Chevrolet Company, an authorized Chevrolet dealer, for service and was advised by agents of Joe Jacobs Chevrolet Company that the motor mounts on her vehicle should be replaced. Plaintiff ordered replacement of the mounts, for which Joe Jacobs Chevrolet Company (not General Motors) charged $41.30 for labor and parts. She filed suit on behalf of all persons similarly situated and complaining of General Motors. Her complaint alleged two alternative theories of recovery, breach of warranty and strict liability in tort.