CROSSROADS FORD TRUCK v. STERLING TRUCK CORP.

No. 4-02-0931.

792 N.E.2d 488 (2003)

341 Ill. App.3d 438

275 Ill.Dec. 257

CROSSROADS FORD TRUCK SALES, INC., a Delaware Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STERLING TRUCK CORPORATION, a Delaware Corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied July 31, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary L. Smith (argued), Loewenstein, Hagen & Smith, P.C., Springfield, for Crossroads Ford Truck Sales, Inc.

Jon P. Christiansen (argued), Foley & Lardner, Milwaukee, WI, Michael D. Smith, Jason R. Bent, Derek L. Wright, Foley & Lardner, Chicago, for Sterling Truck Corporation.

Peter J. McNamara, Illinois Automobile Dealers Association, Springfield, for Amicus Curiae Illinois Automobile Dealers Association.


Justice APPLETON delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Crossroads Ford Truck Sales, Inc., has a franchise from defendant, Sterling Truck Corporation, to sell trucks and parts manufactured by defendant. In the franchise agreement (the agreement), plaintiff promises to have an adequate inventory of trucks and parts (by buying the trucks and parts from defendant) and enough technicians and tools to service the trucks. The agreement states that each year, defendant...

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