First National Bank of Ottawa v. Dillinger

              No. 3--07--0571
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Filed October 23, 2008
IN THE
APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS
THIRD DISTRICT
A.D., 2008
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OTTAWA, ) Appeal from the Circuit Court
a National Banking Corporation, ) of the 12th Judicial Circuit,
) Will County, Illinois,
Plaintiff-Appellant, )
)
v. )
) No. 03--AR--1718
ROSEMARY DILLINGER, CLIFFORD )
MOUNTS, and RUB CHEVROLET BUICK )
OLDSMOBILE, INC., an Illinois )
Corporation, ) Honorable
) James E. Garrison,
Defendants-Appellees. ) Judge, Presiding.
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JUSTICE SCHMIDT delivered the opinion of the court:
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The plaintiff, First National Bank of Ottawa, sued the
defendants, Rosemary Dillinger, Clifford Mounts, and Rub
Chevrolet Buick Oldsmobile, Inc. (Rub Chevrolet), in connection
with the sale of a vehicle. The circuit court entered judgment
against Dillinger and Mounts for breach of contract, and against
Rub Chevrolet on two counts of fraudulent misrepresentation. The
court also found Rub Chevrolet not liable to the plaintiff on two
counts of breach of contract. On appeal, the plaintiff argues
that the circuit court erred when it found that Rub Chevrolet was