Stofflet v. Stofflet
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 250, Jan. T., 1894, by plaintiff, Thomas J. Stofflet, from decree of C. P. Northampton Co., April T., 1893, No. 1, dismissing bill in equity. Bill to restrain defendant from engaging in trade.
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Appeal, No. 250, Jan. T., 1894, by plaintiff, Thomas J. Stofflet, from decree of C. P. Northampton Co., April T., 1893, No. 1, dismissing bill in equity. Bill to restrain defendant from engaging in trade. The case was referred to N. D. Chase, Esq., as master, who reported the facts as follows : “ On July 15,1889, plaintiff entered into an agreement with Frank Stofflet, the defendant, to instruct Frank in the trade or business of photography and to form a partnership with him in the business at Bangor for a limited period. This agreement was in writing, signed by each of the parties, and is as…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Chiee Justice Sterrett,
There is no controversy as to the general facts of this case. They are fully presented in the report of the learned master, and need not be repeated. The controlling question is as to the proper construction of the agreement executed by the parties *533on July 15, 1889. If; was construed by the master as containing, in the concluding clause thereof, a covenant on the part of the defendant not to open an opposition gallery in the borough of Bangor. He'also found that defendant had broken said covenant, and that by reason thereof plaintiff had sustained damages…
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