Tie Systems, Inc. v. Telcom Midwest, Inc.

Defendants Telcom Midwest, Inc., Michael Fainman, James Van Wolvelear, Sandra Priola, Melissa Friedow, David Bandy, and Cyrel Scher have filed an interlocutory appeal from the circuit court’s grant of a temporary restraining order in favor of plaintiff Tie Systems, Inc. Defendants argue that the court’s order was against the manifest weight of the evidence and overly broad.

On November 29, 1987, TIE/Communications, plaintiff's parent company, purchased the assets of the Honeywell Communications Services Business. The purchase included Honeywell's contracts, its service and maintenance…