Opinion ID: 2525352
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Heading: Appellate Court Ruling

Text: ¶ 20 On appeal, defendants argued that the trial court did not have subject matter jurisdiction over the claims brought under section 4(d)(6) of the Act. 406 Ill.App.3d at 333, 348 Ill.Dec. 38, 943 N.E.2d 646. The appellate court agreed, adopting the dissent in Clark Investments, Inc. v. Airstream, Inc., 399 Ill.App.3d 209, 215, 339 Ill.Dec. 176, 926 N.E.2d 408 (2010) (Holdridge, P.J., dissenting), that circuit courts do not have subject matter jurisdiction over claims brought under section 4(d)(6) of the Act. 406 Ill.App.3d at 335, 348 Ill.Dec. 38, 943 N.E.2d 646. Rather, [i]ssues as to whether good cause existed to cancel or terminate a franchise or the refusal to extend the franchise are matters best left to the arbitrator or the Review Board under section 12(d) of the Franchise Act [citation] and not the judiciary. 406 Ill. App.3d at 335, 348 Ill.Dec. 38, 943 N.E.2d 646. The appellate court then affirmed the judgment of the trial court dismissing the other non-section 4(d)(6) claims pursuant to defendants' section 2-615 motion to dismiss. 406 Ill.App.3d at 340, 348 Ill.Dec. 38, 943 N.E.2d 646.