Cann v. Barry

This is a bill in equity to compel the defendant Barry to transfer and assign to the plaintiff the lease and personal property of the restaurant known as “Gann’s Cabin” at Point of Pines in Revere and to restrain him from interfering with the good will of the business.

The facts are established by a master’s report. For ten years prior to December, 1933, the plaintiff had owned and operated a successful restaurant on the premises. The name Gann had become associated in the public mind with sea food of high quality. In December, 1933, Barry began to sell liquor at the restaurant under an…