Legal Opinion
Whirlpool Corp. v. U.M.C.O. International Corp.
District Court, S.D. Florida
Decided October 16, 1990No. 85-3466-CIV-WMH, 88-0868-CIV-WMHPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOEVELER, District Judge.
This action involves two consolidated eases, both of which are before the Court on two motions for summary judgment by Whirlpool Corp. (hereinafter “Whirlpool”), against UMCO International (hereinafter “UMCO”).
I. Background
In late 1984, UMCO entered into negotiations with Whirlpool to establish a distributorship in Puerto Rico for Whirlpool products. UMCO’s stated objective was to take over what it feels was an “exclusive” distributorship in Puerto Rico which was formerly enjoyed by the Protane Gas Company. On December 21, 1984, UMCO executed a standard Whirlpool…
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