Legal Opinion
Chemtool, Inc. v. Lubrication Technologies, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 19, 1998No. 97-1192PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
Chemtool, Inc. sued Lubrication Technologies, Inc. (“Lube Tech”) alleging that Lube Tech was its agent and breached the fiduciary duty an agent owes its principal. After a bench trial, the district court found no agency relationship between the parties. The court also found that even if there had been an agency relationship, Lube Tech did not breach its fiduciary duty. We affirm.
I. History
We recite the facts here largely as they appear in the district court’s Bench Opinion, Chemtool Incorporated v. Lubrication Technologies, No. 94 C 50193, 1994 WL 716314 (N.D.Ill.Dec.27,…
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