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· 1/28/2008

Gehrett v. Chrysler Corp.

Citations

  • 882 N.E.2d 1102
  • 379 Ill. App. 3d 162
  • 317 Ill. Dec. 946
  • 2008 Ill. App. LEXIS 47

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • noting that “[a]lthough a plaintiff may plead and prove multiple causes of action, there may be only one recovery for an injury”
  • noting that “[a]lthough a plaintiff may plead and prove multiple causes of action, there may be only one recovery for an injury”
  • upholding punitive damages of $88,000 and compensatory damages of $8,500 against a car dealership that misrepresented the features of a single vehicle leased to the plaintiff
  • “The law allows a plaintiff to pursue as many causes of action as the facts and good-faith pleading permit.”
  • where party’s brief included information de hors the record on appeal, this court “disregarded any improper information” and disposed of the case “based entirely on information contained in the record”
  • where party’s brief included information de hors the record on appeal, this court “disregarded any improper information” and disposed of the case “based entirely on information contained in the record”

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Judges: Zenoff

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