Stanley Gudyka Sales Co. v. Lacy Forest Products Co.

BAUER, Chief Judge.

In this diversity suit brought on a breach of contract claim, the parties appeal and cross-appeal the district court’s judgment awarding $67,221.00 in lost commissions to Plaintiff-appellant, Stanley Gudyka Sales Co., Inc. (“Gudyka” or “Gudyka Sales”) and against the Defendants-appellees, Lacy Forest Products Co. (“Lacy” or “Lacy Products”), et al., for terminating Gudyka without “just cause.” For the reasons stated below, we affirm.

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Stanley Gudyka (“Stanley”), owns and operates Gudyka Sales, an Illinois corporation which engages in the buying and selling of lumber and…