Opinion ID: 2204066
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Heading: The Decision of the Appellate Court

Text: The appellate court affirmed in part and vacated in part the judgment of the circuit court. 371 Ill.App.3d 151, 308 Ill.Dec. 487, 861 N.E.2d 1052. The court vacated that part of the circuit court judgment in favor of Doe which found the Dillings liable for fraudulent misrepresentation. Although the court found that the tort of fraudulent misrepresentation has application outside of a commercial or a transactional settingparticularly if physical harm is involvedthe court determined that Doe had failed to meet her burden of establishing that her reliance upon the allegedly fraudulent statements made by the Dillings was justified. The court then affirmed the remainder of the judgment of the circuit court, holding that the circuit court properly directed a verdict in favor of the Dillings on the negligent-misrepresentation count, as Doe had failed to satisfy the elements of that cause of action. This court allowed plaintiff's petition for leave to appeal. 210 Ill.2d R. 315. We also allowed the AIDS Legal Council of Chicago to file a brief as amicus curiae.