American Ice Co. v. Meckel
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Edward A. Meckel, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the New York Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 27th day of June, 1905, enjoining and restraining the defendant during the pendency of the action and until the further order of the court from continuing in the employ of the Marine Ice Company in the business of selling ice within the corporate limits of the State of New York and from…
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Appeal by the defendant, Edward A. Meckel, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the New York Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 27th day of June, 1905, enjoining and restraining the defendant during the pendency of the action and until the further order of the court from continuing in the employ of the Marine Ice Company in the business of selling ice within the corporate limits of the State of New York and from soliciting customers therefor, and from engaging, directly or indirectly, in the business of selling ice at retail or…
1Opinion of the Court
Laughlin, J.:
■ On the 21st day of November, 1898, one Charles Mulford-and the defendant, “ ice dealers doing business individually and also in the name and style of West Washington Market Ice Company, also Mulford Brothers,” in consideration of the sum of $18,000;, executed to Charles W: Morse and William H. Gelshenen, “ their executors, administrators- and assigns,” a bill of sale .of the property connected with théir ice business and of the business itself, “ together with the whole of the good will of said ice business and all our ice routes.” The -bill of salé contained a covenant of…
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