Nolan v. Lantz Sanitary Laundry Co.

Parties are referred to as in the lower court.

The defendant, a discharged employee of the plaintiff, was enjoined from violating certain provisions of the contract of employment executed by plaintiff and defendant.

Two questions are here presented: (1) Was the plaintiff in court with “clean hands”? (2) Did the court err in refusing to allow costs on defendant’s cross complaint for $41.27?

I. Two paragraphs of the contract in question are here involved:

“4. The said ‘employee’ shall not voluntarily leave the employment of the ‘ employer ’ without having first given two weeks notice in writing of…