Legal Opinion
Tuf Racing Products, Inc. v. American Suzuki Motor Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 24, 2000No. 99-3497PublishedCited by 121 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Chief Judge.
Tuf, a dealer in motorcycles in DeKalb, Illinois, in 1987 signed a franchise contract with Suzuki that the latter terminated in 1994, precipitating this diversity suit by Tuf under the Illinois Motor Vehicle Franchise Act, 815 ILCS 710/1 et seq. Although Tuf carried other brands as well as Suzuki and so was able to survive the termination, it claims to have suffered damages of some $1.2 million from the alleged breach. A jury agreed that the termination had been wrongful but awarded Tuf only $137,000, to which, however, the judge added $391,318 in attorneys’ fees under the…
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