RLM Associates, Inc. v. Carter Manufacturing Corp.

The plaintiff (RLM) became manufacturer’s representative of the defendant (Carter) in a territory including Philadelphia. RLM was entitled to a commission on all Carter’s sales in the territory. Either Carter or RLM could terminate the arrangement on thirty days notice. After thirteen months of slight RLM success, Carter terminated RLM’s representation only a few days before bids were to be opened by a Navy office in Philadelphia on an invitation to bid, discovered by RLM and brought by it to Carter’s attention. On it RLM had expended some sales effort. Carter received the award. In this…