Tingstol Company v. Rainbow Sales Incorporated

TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge.

This case requires interpreting what a contract meant by the word “orders” and whether something called a “blanket order” qualified.

Tingstol Company of Chicago manufactures printed circuit boards, a car part. In 1983 Rainbow Sales Incorporated became Tingstol’s exclusive sales agent in Florida, which entitled Rainbow to a 5 percent commission on all of Tingstol’s sales there. Under the terms of their 1993 written contract, either side could pull out of the deal with 60 days notice. Tingstol gave Rainbow 60 days notice to end the relationship in November 1996.

The…