Industrial America, Inc. v. Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co.

TAYLOR, Judge.

Plaintiff sued defendants claiming a fee in the amount of $67,500 as a broker’s fee in connection with the acquisition of Wagner Sign Service, Inc. [Wagner] by defendant National Advertising Company [National], a wholly owned subsidiary of Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company [3M]. Defendants have moved for summary judgment on two grounds: (1) that an indispensable party to plaintiff’s claim has not been joined, and (2) that there was no contractual relationship between plaintiff and defendants and, therefore, there was no right to a broker’s fee.

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