ECHO, INC. v. WHITSON CO., INC.

No. 94-2538.

52 F.3d 702 (1995)

ECHO, INCORPORATED, an Illinois Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. The WHITSON COMPANY, INC. d/b/a Power Tool Company, a Tennessee Corporation, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 17, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary D. Santella, Susan M. Rentschler (argued), Masuda, Funai, Eifert & Mitchell, Chicago, IL, for ECHO, Inc.

Michael T. Reid, Halfpenny, Hahn, Roche & Marchese, Chicago, IL (argued), for Whitson Co., Inc.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, and BRIGHT and KANNE, Circuit Judges.


KANNE, Circuit Judge.

ECHO, Incorporated (ECHO) is an Illinois corporation engaged in the business of manufacturing and selling portable outdoor equipment, such as leaf blowers, trimmers, and chain saws. The Whitson Company, Inc., d/b/a Power Tool Company ("PTC"), is a Tennessee corporation engaged in the business of distributing, wholesaling, and reselling, among other things, portable outdoor equipment. ECHO and PTC entered into a distributorship agreement which...

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