Lakefield Telephone Company, a Wisconsin Corporation, Cross-Appellee v. Northern Telecom, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, Cross-Appellant

FAIRCHILD, Senior Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff Lakefield Telephone Company claims to be a dealer for defendant Northern Telecom and entitled to the protection of the Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law (WFDL), Wis.Stat. § 135.01 et seq. (1989). 1 After a trial, the district court decided that Lakefield was not a “dealer” under WFDL and Lakefield has appealed. Initially the district court had found a likelihood that Lakefield would prevail and had issued a preliminary injunction. The district court also found that defendant had violated it and fined it for contempt. Defendant appealed from that part of…