People's Coat, Apron & Towel Supply Co. v. Light
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, People’s Goat, Apron and Towel Supply Company, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendants, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Kings on the 8th day of July, 1915, dismissing the complaint on the merits upon the decision of the court after k trial at the Kings County Special Term.
1Opinion of the Court
Thomas, J.:
Light was for some three years in plaintiff’s service, where, as driver of its wagon delivering laundered coats and aprons to individuals and collecting payment for the use thereof, he acquired knowledge of, and access to, plaintiff’s customers. Discharged by plaintiff on October 1, 1914, Light after a brief interval entered the service of defendant Cohen, who by his inducement, under the name of the Mutual Coat and Apron Supply Company, began a business similar to that of the plaintiff. Light, using his knowledge of plaintiff’s customers acquired in its service, and by virtue of…
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