Johnson v. Farmer

This is an action under the Unfair Practices Act (Deering’s Gen. Laws, 1937, Act 8781; Stats. 1937, chap. 860).

Prior to August 1, 1938, the plaintiff was the only photo engraver having a place of business in Orange County. For several years, however, the defendants, who operated a photo engraving plant in Vernon with branches in Santa Barbara and Glendale, had, through salesmen, solicited and obtained business in the various cities and towns of Orange County. On August 1, 1938, the defendants opened a branch plant at Santa Ana equipped to do certain rush work and for the purpose of securing…