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Basselen v. General Motors Corp.

Case Date: 07/01/2003
Court: 2nd District Appellate
Docket No: 2-02-0468 Rel

No. 2--02--0468

IN THE

APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS

SECOND DISTRICT

PAUL F. BASSELEN and DENA ) Appeal from the Circuit
BASSELEN, ) Court of Du Page County.
)
                   Plaintiffs-Appellants, )
)
v. ) No. 98--L--513
)
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, )
LARRY ROESCH CHEVROLET, INC., )
and FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF ) Honorable
CHICAGO, ) John T. Elsner and
) James W. Jerz,
                   Defendants-Appellees. ) Judges, Presiding.

JUSTICE GROMETER delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiffs, Paul F. Basselen and Dena Basselen, initiated an action againstdefendants, General Motors Corporation (GM), Larry Roesch Chevrolet, Inc. (Roeschor dealer), and the First National Bank of Chicago (bank), in the circuit courtof Du Page County. Their complaint contained the following six counts: (1) abreach of express warranty claim under the Magnuson-Moss Warranty--Federal TradeCommission Improvement Act (Magnuson-Moss) (15 U.S.C.