Legal Opinion
Skywalker Communications of Indiana, Inc. v. Skywalker Communications, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 25, 2003No. 02-1180PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
In this appeal, an Indiana corporation originally known as Apollo Satellite Systems, Inc. challenges the dismissal of its contract-based diversity suit as barred by Indiana’s statute of frauds. We affirm.
According to the complaint and attached documents, Apollo entered a written contract with a Missouri corporation called Skywalker Communications, Inc. to sell satellite equipment under the “Skywalker” name through a network of dealers. The written contract, which was dated 1992 and was attached to the complaint, provided for automatic yearly renewal but…
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