Enfield Equipment Co., Inc. v. John Deere Co.

MEMORANDUM

LEGG, District Judge.

Before the Court is a motion to dismiss part of count one and counts two, three, and four, filed by the defendant, the John Deere Company (“Deere”). For the reasons stated herein, the motion shall be, by separate Order, GRANTED.

Background

This lawsuit arose from the sale by the plaintiff, Enfield Equipment Co, Inc. (“En-field”) 1 of its franchise to sell agricultural equipment manufactured by Deere. En-field, through its majority owner, Mr. Richard Enfield, began investigating selling the business in the fall of 1996. At the time, Enfield claims several…