Agfa-Gevaert, A.G. v. A.B. Dick Co.

ORDER

NORGLE, District Judge.

Before the court is the motion of defendant A.B. Dick Company (“A.B. Dick”) for partial summary judgment on the plaintiffs’ “best efforts” claim. For the following reasons, the motion is granted.

FACTS

The plaintiffs, a pair of affiliated European firms—Agfa-Gevaert, A.G., based in the Federal Republic of Germany, and Agfa-Gevaert, N.Y., based in Belgium (collectively “Agfa”)—brought the present lawsuit in 1983, alleging that Chicago-based A.B. Dick breached a contract to purchase a supply of Agfa’s A-l model copiers for distribution in North America. The action was…