Legal Opinion

House of Vision, Inc. v. Hiyane

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided January 29, 1969No. 41369PublishedCited by 81 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice House

This appeal is an aftermath of litigation between the parties to enforce a covenant against a former employee of plaintiff not to compete in the business of selling and servicing optical products, particularly contact lenses. The trial court reduced the area limitation and placed a five-year time limitation on the covenant. It enjoined the former employee William M. Hiyane from dispensing or servicing contact lenses within 20 miles of plaintiff’s office for five years and enjoined Aero Contact Lens Service, Inc., the new employer, from employing him in the restricted area during that period.…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Fleischmann Distilling Corp. v. Maier Brewing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Ritter v. RitterIllinois Supreme Court · 1943
  3. House of Vision, Inc. v. HiyaneIllinois Supreme Court · 1967
  4. Patterson v. Northern Trust Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1919
  5. Chicago Title & Trust Co. v. De LasauxIllinois Supreme Court · 1929

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3Cited by81 opinions

  1. Kerns v. EngelkeIllinois Supreme Court · 1979
  2. Buzz Barton & Associates, Inc. v. GiannoneIllinois Supreme Court · 1985
  3. Galowich v. Beech Aircraft Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 1982
  4. St. Joseph Hospital v. Corbetta Construction Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1974
  5. City of Springfield v. AllphinIllinois Supreme Court · 1980

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