Legal Opinion
Curtis 1000, Incorporated v. Roy H. Suess and American Business Forms, Incorporated
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 16, 1994No. 94-1059PublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Chief Judge.
Curtis 1000, a seller of customized stationery, business forms, and printing services to business firms, brought this diversity suit against a former employee, Roy Suess, and a competitor, American Business Forms. The suit charges Suess with breach of contract in having violated a covenant not to compete that he had signed when employed by Curtis, and charges ABF with having tortiously interfered with Curtis’s contract with Suess by inducing him to violate the covenant. Curtis moved for a preliminary injunction against both defendants, which the district court denied, 843…
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- McRand, Inc. v. Van BeelenAppellate Court of Illinois · 1985
- Canfield v. SpearIllinois Supreme Court · 1969
- Brenda Curtis v. James R. ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
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