English Co. v. Northwest Envirocon, Inc.

Plaintiff, The English Company (TEC), and defendant, Northwest Envirocon, Inc. (NWE), bring this appeal and cross-appeal, respectively. In its appeal, TEC asks this court to reverse the trial court’s order of summary judgment finding that the term "products” as used in the Sales Representative Act (Sales Act) (820 ILCS 120/1 (West 1992)) refers only to tangible goods. In its cross-appeal, NWE argues for reversal of the trial court’s denial of its motion to dismiss based on its finding that TEC’s complaint under the Sales Act is statutory rather than contractual and thus the forum-selection…