Iron City Laundry Co. v. Leyton
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 188, April T., 1913, by plaintiff, from decree of C. P. Allegheny Co., Fourth Term, 1911, No. 103, dismissing bill in equity in case of Iron City Laundry Company v. H. Leyton and Crown Laundry Company, Limited. Bill in equity for an injunction.
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Appeal, No. 188, April T., 1913, by plaintiff, from decree of C. P. Allegheny Co., Fourth Term, 1911, No. 103, dismissing bill in equity in case of Iron City Laundry Company v. H. Leyton and Crown Laundry Company, Limited. Bill in equity for an injunction. Cohen, J., found the facts to be as follows: 1. H. Leyton, the defendant, was for some years prior to 1906, employed by the Imperial Laundry Company of Pittsburg, Pa., as a collector and driver, and about the year 1905, the plant of the Imperial Laundry Company having been destroyed by fire, the defendant, H. Leyton, was employed by the…
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Opinion by
Orlady, J.,
The plaintiff obtained an injunction from the court of common pleas of Allegheny county, to restrain the defendants from soliciting or collecting laundry work on Leyton’s account, or on behalf of the other defendant, etc. On final hearing the injunction was dissolved and the bill dismissed with costs.
The plaintiff is engaged in the general laundry business, and by an agreement in writing employed Leyton as a driver and collector, and agreed to pay him a salary of $10.00 per week, and a commission on all business handled wholly and exclusively by him, etc. By this…
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