Legal Opinion

Classic Components Supply, Inc. v. Mitsubishi Electronics America, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided February 25, 1988No. 88-1154PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

We have a reflexive appeal and request for an injunction pending its resolution. Classic Components Supply filed suit in a Wisconsin court, seeking an injunction to compel Mitsubishi Electronics America to continue using Classic as a distributor. Mitsubishi removed the case to federal court under the diversity jurisdiction and pointed out that Classic had promised by contract to arbitrate disputes of this character. The district court ordered Classic to arbitrate and denied the request for a preliminary injunction, stating that even if Classic had demonstrated the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Sampson v. MurraySupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. Roland MacHinery Company v. Dresser Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
  3. In re TCI Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
  4. Lawson Products, Inc. v. Avnet, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
  5. American Hospital Supply Corp. v. Hospital Products Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Mars Steel Corp. v. Continental Bank N.A.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
  2. Stephanie Hays and Gail MacDonald v. Sony Corporation of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
  3. Winston I. Smart v. Board of Trustees of the University of IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
  4. Oxxford Clothes Xx, Inc. v. Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
  5. Painewebber Incorporated v. Franklin FarnamCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988

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