Legal Opinion
Southwest Forest Industries, Inc. v. Robert Sharfstein
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 23, 1972No. 18712PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPRECHER, Circuit Judge.
This diversity case1 involves the interpretation of the language in a non-competition covenant of an employment contract ancillary to the sale of the capital stock of a corporation.
*917In June of 1961, Southwest Forest Industries, Inc. (“Southwest”) was engaged in the manufacturing and selling of lumber and paper products, including paperboard and corrugated containers, on a national basis. Premier Container Corporation (“Premier”) was engaged in the manufacturing and selling of paperboard and corrugated containers within a radius of about 150 miles of its Franklin Park…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Lauritzen v. LarsenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Duane Jones Co. v. BurkeNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 92,683 John Bershad v. Bernard P. McDonoughCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1970
- Morris v. GoldthorpIllinois Supreme Court · 1945
- Hursen v. GavinIllinois Supreme Court · 1896
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Boatland, Inc. And Robert L. Moore v. Brunswick CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1977
- Heritage Bank Tinley Park v. Steinberg (In Re Grabill Corp.)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1990
- ATC Healthcare Services, Inc. v. RCM Technologies, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 2016
- Golen v. Chamberlain Manufacturing Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1985
- Hagerty, Lockenvitz, Ginzkey & Associates v. GinzkeyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980
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