Rico Industries, Inc. v. TLC Group, Inc.

Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Contracts
Citation
Case Number: 
2018 IL App (1st) 172279
Decision Date: 
Thursday, December 27, 2018
District: 
1st Dist.
Division/County: 
Cook Co., 4th Div,
Holding: 
Affirmed.
Justice: 
GORDON

Parties entered into agreement in which Defendant was to be exclusive sales representative of Plaintiff's products sold to Walmart. Plaintiff later sought to terminate agreement, and filed declaratory judgment complaint. Agreement was terminable at will as it was of indefinite duration. Court properly granted summary judgment for Plaintiff as to alleged violation of the Illinois Sales Representative Act in Defendants' counterclaims seeking unpaid commissions, on basis that Defendant was unable to prove its damages. Court properly granted summary judgment for Plaintiff's on Defendant's procuring cause claim in its counterclaim. Court properly granted Plaintiff's Section 2-615 motion to dismiss as to remaining counts of Defendant's counterclaims. (REYES and BURKE, concurring.)