NACCO Materials Handling Group, Inc. v. Toyota Materials Handling USA, Inc.

RUSSELL, District Judge.

NACCO Materials Handling Group, Inc. d/b/a/ Yale Material Handling Corporation (hereinafter “NACCO”) initially sued Toyota Materials Handling USA, Inc. (hereinafter “Toyota”) for unlawful procurement of breach of NACCO and The Lilly Company’s (hereinafter “Lilly”) dealer agreement, and applied to the trial court for a declaration clarifying the terms of NACCO and Lilly’s contract. As litigation progressed, NACCO sought to terminate its contracts granting Lilly’s Memphis and Nashville area dealerships before the contracts’ terms expired. Lilly moved to enjoin NACCO from…