Legal Opinion
Stoneman v. Wilson
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided September 23, 1937PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHolt, J.
*242This cause deals with a contract charged to be in restraint of trade. Appellee, E. C. Wilson, plaintiff in the court below, has been awarded injunctive relief and from that decree-the defendant, S. R. Stoneman, appellant, has appealed.
The J. C. Matthews Company, a corporation, doing a retail and wholesale hardware business in the town of Galax, has a capital stock of $30,000. Two-thirds of it is owned or controlled by J. Ed. Matthews and one-third was owned by Stoneman. That third was bought and sold under this contract, which plaintiff claims has been violated:
“January 8th, 1935.
“This…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Merriman v. Cover, Drayton LeonardSupreme Court of Virginia · 1905
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- Haldeman v. SimontonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1880
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