Legal Opinion
John Roane, Inc. v. Tweed
Court of Chancery of Delaware
Decided April 20, 1951PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Wolcott, Chancellor:
This case has come on for decision after final hearing. The plaintiff seeks to enforce a covenant against competition in a contract of employment between plaintiff and defendant.
The plaintiff is a corporation of Maryland engaged in the independent insurance adjusting business and having a branch office in Wilmington, Delaware. The defendant entered the employ of the plaintiff in 1941 and remained in that employ continuously except for a period during the war, returning on March 1, 1946. In July, 1947, he became manager of the plaintiff’s branch office in Wilmington. On…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- John Roane, Inc. v. TweedSupreme Court of Delaware · 1952
- Western Maryland Dairy, Inc. v. ChenowithCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1942
- Celanese Corp. of America v. DavisCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1946
- Tawney v. Mutual System of Maryland, Inc.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1946
- Fulton Grand Laundry Co. v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1922
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Mutual Loan Co. v. PierceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1954
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- Original Vincent & Joseph, Inc. v. SchiavoneCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1957
- Original Vincent and Joseph, Inc. v. SchiavoneCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1957
- John Roane, Inc. v. TweedCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1951