Wisniewski v. Morris

FINLEY, J. pro tem.*

This is an appeal by the defendant, David F. Morris, from a judgment declaring a contract between plaintiff, Matthew J. Wisniewski and Morris valid, and awarding $6,300 damages to plaintiff.

On March 17, 1961, plaintiff-respondent and defendant-appellant entered into a written contract which provided for the sale of certain secret formulae by respondent to appellant and for respondent’s employment by appellant for a period of five years. The contract stipulated that respondent was the sole owner of the formulae. Later appellant stopped making the payments called for in the…