N.A. Burkitt, Inc. v. J.I. Case Co.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT

GENE CARTER, District Judge.

I

The Defendant manufactures construction equipment and sells it through dealers in Maine, including Plaintiff. By letter dated January 21, 1983, Defendant notified Plaintiff that because the Plaintiff had achieved inadequate sales volume, the Defendant was terminating the dealership agreement effective on April 23, 1983, or 90 days after Plaintiff’s receipt of the letter, whichever was later. Plaintiff brought suit alleging that (1) Defendant had violated Maine’s Regulations of Business…