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- Title: Miner v. Gillette Co.
- Author : Supreme Court of Illinois
- Release Date : January 13, 1981
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 81 KB
Description
Steven Miner, plaintiff, filed a class action complaint in the circuit court of Cook County on behalf of a nationwide class of consumers against the defendant, Gillette Company, in connection with defendant's promotion of its cricket disposable butane lighters. Count I alleged that defendant's conduct amounted to an unfair and deceptive act or practice within the meaning of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 121 1/2, par. 261 et seq.). Count II alleged breach of contract. Defendant moved to dismiss the class action. The motion was denied as to the Illinois class. The trial court dismissed the action brought on behalf of nonresident class members but found the question of law concerning the propriety of maintaining the class action on behalf of nonresident members one to which there is substantial ground for difference of opinion and, therefore, certified the issue for appeal pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 308 (73 Ill.2d R. 308). The appellate court initially denied plaintiff's application for leave to appeal. This court, in the exercise of its supervisory jurisdiction, ordered the appellate court to grant plaintiff's application for leave to appeal. Upon review the appellate court affirmed. (89 Ill. App.3d 315.) After allowing plaintiff's petition for leave to appeal, we allowed the Consumer Coalition to file an amicus curiae brief.
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