RAKOWSKI DISTRIBUTING, INC. v. MARIGOLD FOODS

No. 98-2069.

193 F.3d 504 (1999)

RAKOWSKI DISTRIBUTING, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MARIGOLD FOODS, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 1, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David F. Loeffler (argued), Krukowski & Costello, Milwaukee, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

John A. Busch (argued), Michael, Best & Friedrich, Milwaukee, WI, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before RIPPLE, KANNE, and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.


DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.

In this case, we once again confront a basic issue under the Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law, Wis. Stat. ch. 135 ("WFDL"): namely, whether the plaintiff Rakowski Distributing, Inc., was a "dealer" entitled to the protections the law affords against improper terminations. Rakowski believed it did enjoy dealer status under the law and sued Marigold Foods, Inc., when Marigold terminated a hauling contract it had with Rakowski without giving...

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