Source: http://openjurist.org/657/f2d/164
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 135', '§ 135', '§ 133', '§ 1', '§ 14', '§ 135']

657 F. 2d 164 - Menominee Rubber Company v. Gould Inc	Home657 f2d 164 menominee rubber company v. gould inc
657 F2d 164 Menominee Rubber Company v. Gould Inc 657 F.2d 164
MENOMINEE RUBBER COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.GOULD, INC., Defendant-Appellant.
Argued May 27, 1981.Decided Aug. 21, 1981.
On June 10, 1980, MRC brought this action in the Circuit Court of Wisconsin under the Wisconsin Fair-Dealership Act, Wis.Stat. § 135.01 et seq. MRC alleged that the threatened termination was without "good cause" in violation of § 135.03. The circuit court granted MRC's request for a temporary injunction and Gould removed the litigation to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. After the removal, MRC added to its complaint claims under the Wisconsin Antitrust Act, Wis.Stat. § 133, the Sherman Antitrust Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1, and the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. § 14, and moved for a preliminary injunction against the termination. The district court granted the motion holding that the Wisconsin Fair-Dealership Act's prohibition of terminations without "good cause" applied either because it had retroactive application, see § 135.025 and Paul Reilly Co., Inc. v. Dynaforce Corp., 449 F.Supp. 1033, 1035 (E.D.Wis.1978), or because the agreement between the parties