Legal Opinion
Reed, Roberts Associates, Inc. v. Strauman
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 13, 1976PublishedCited by 249 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWachtler, J.
These cross appeals involve the efficacy of an employment contract provision barring an employee from either directly or indirectly competing with, or soliciting clients of his former employer. This restrictive covenant is not a proper subject for specific enforcement since the services of the employee were not unique or extraordinary and the employer failed to establish a studied copying of a customer list.
Reed, Roberts Associates, Inc., with over 6,000 customers being served through some 21 offices scattered throughout the Nation and with gross sales of almost $4 million, is one of the top…
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