Seventh Circuit· 6/19/1998

Chemtool, Inc. v. Lubrication Technologies, Inc.

Citations

148 F.3d 742
1998 U.S. App. LEXIS 13221
1998 WL 325184

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stating that whether the district court applied the correct test for agency under Illinois law is \a question of law to be reviewed de novo\
stating that whether the district court applied the correct test for agency under Illinois law is “a question of law to be reviewed de novo”
“The test of agency is whether the alleged principal has the right to control the manner and method in which work is carried out by the alleged agent….”
“The test of agency is whether the alleged principal has the right to control the manner and method in which work is carried out by the alleged agent....”
“All of the factors above weigh in favor of finding that HIG through its alter-ego and agent, Wellpath, is acting under the color of state law . . .”
“[T]he existence and scope of an agency relationship are questions of fact, to be decided by the trier of fact.” (quoting Valenti v. Qualex, Inc., 970 F.2d 363, 367 (7th Cir. 1992))

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Judges: Easterbrook, Kanne, Ripple

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