Marvin B. Nathan and Natalie J. Nathan, D/B/A Marvin B. Nathan Co. v. Tenna Corporation

BAUER, Circuit Judge.

In this diversity action, plaintiff seeks to recover commissions purportedly due under the terms of a contract with the defendant. The district court granted the defendant summary judgment on the ground that illegal acts undertaken by the plaintiff in performing the contract rendered the contract unenforceable. We affirm.

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Plaintiff is a manufacturer’s representative who contracted to represent Lake Erie Industries, a division of defendant Tenna Corporation, on a nonexclusive basis in procuring orders from the International Harvester Company (“IH”). The contract, entered…