Hursen v. Gavin
Appellate Court of Illinois
Bill for Injunction.—Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Murray F. Toley, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the March term, 1895.
1Opinion of the Court
Mi?.. Presiding Justice Waterman
delivered the opinion op the Court.
It is immaterial whether appellee is now doing business at the place purchased from appellant or elsewhere; the contract was in effect to obtain the good will of the business and the agreement covered the city of Chicago for the term of five years.
We do not think that the territory covered by the contract—the city of Chicago—is so large, or the term thereof —five years—so long, as to make it unreasonable or opposed to public policy. As to this see Green v. Price, 13 M. & W. 695; Same v. Same, 16 M. & W. 346; Davis v. Mason, 5…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Linn v. SigsbeeIllinois Supreme Court · 1873
- Guerand v. DandeletCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1870
- Cobbs v. NibloAppellate Court of Illinois · 1880
- More v. BennettAppellate Court of Illinois · 1891
3Cited by1 opinion
- Andrews v. KingsburyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1904