Israel Goldstein v. Maisel

Defendant sold to plaintiff Goldstein his one-half interest in a partnership business, theretofore conducted in the borough of Queens by him and Goldstein. Defendant covenanted not to engage in a similar line of business either as owner or as employee for twenty years. There was no territory named in which the restriction was to operate. Thereafter the defendant engaged in a similar business, either as owner or employee, in the borough of *972Brooklyn. In this action to restrain the defendant from violating his restrictive covenant, judgment was rendered for plaintiffs only to the, extent of…