House of Vision, Inc. v. Hiyane

This is an action to enforce an employee’s covenant not to compete with his employer. The plaintiff, The House of Vision, a corporation engaged in selling spectacles, contact lenses and other optical products, employed the defendant, William M. Hiyane, from 1959 to 1964, first as a contact lens grinder and later as a contact lens fitter. Early in 1964 Hiyane resigned and began working for co-defendant Aero Contact Lens Service, Inc., at a location 150 feet from plaintiff’s Evanston office. The plaintiff brought the present action to enjoin Hiyane from working for Aero and to enjoin Aero from…