Legal Opinion
Thomas Hinc v. Lime-O-Sol Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 31, 2004No. 03-4247PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
Thomas Hinc, a resident of Illinois, sued Lime-O-Sol Company (“LOS”), an Indiana corporation with its headquarters in Indiana, for breach of contract. Holding that LOS’s contractual obligation to use its “best efforts” to market the product developed by Hinc was too vague to be enforceable, the district court granted summary judgment in favor of LOS. Hinc appeals. We reverse.
I. History
Through his experience in the paint industry and as an employee handling claims for the Sherwin-Williams Company, a paint manufacturer, Hinc became aware of the recurring problems of…
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