Legal Opinion
Karlberg European Tanspa, Inc. v. JK-Josef Kratz Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided September 23, 1985No. 85 C 4605PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
MORAN, District Judge.
This case involves a contract dispute between Karlberg European Tanspa, Inc. (KETS), an American company in the business of selling tanning salon franchises and equipment, and JK-Josef Kratz Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH (JK), a German company which manufactures and sold KETS sun-tanning equipment. JK has moved to dismiss the action for improper venue under Rule 12(b)(3) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 1 For the following reasons, the court grants defendant’s motion.
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The relationship between KETS and JK started in 1982, when JK approached Ann and…
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