River Valley Truck Center, Inc. v. Interstate Companies

704 N.W.2d 154 (2005)

RIVER VALLEY TRUCK CENTER, INC., Appellant,

v.

INTERSTATE COMPANIES, INC., d/b/a Interstate Detroit Diesel, Respondent.

No. A03-1273.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

September 29, 2005.

Robert L. Demay, Clare Ellen Tuyet Priest, Alison Crawford Archer, Leonard, Street & Deinard, Minneapolis MN, for Appellant.

Lee Alan Henderson, Minneapolis MN, for Respondent.

Heard, considered, and decided by the court en banc.

OPINION

HANSON, Justice.

Respondent Interstate Companies, Inc., d/b/a Interstate Detroit Diesel, is the exclusive wholesale distributor of Detroit Diesel engines and parts in a…