In Re the Termination of the Franchise Agreement Between Groseth International, Inc.

WUEST, Chief Justice.

Groseth International, Inc. (Groseth), a South Dakota corporation, appeals a circuit court order granting the petition of International Harvester (IH) which sought the termination of a franchise agreement between it and Groseth. We affirm the circuit court’s decision.

Until 1985, Groseth was a franchised dealer of IH farm equipment located in Yankton, South Dakota. In addition to handling IH’s line of farm equipment, Gro-seth was also a franchised dealer of IH trucks under a separate agreement. This “Dealer Sales/Service Agreement” was entered by the parties on October 21,…