Bowman v. Victor

BARTLETT, J. pro tem.

Appellant, a beauty shop operator, commenced an action on April 5, 1946 ,to restrain respondent from soliciting appellant’s customers, the names of whom respondent had learned in the course of his employment by appellant. Respondent answered denying that he had solicited appellant’s customers and cross-complained alleging a partnership under a written option agreement and a mutual agreement made on March 15, 1946, to terminate the same by the terms of which agreement appellant was to return $1,100 paid by respondent to him under this option agreement.

The cross-complaint…