Legal Opinion
Frame v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 19, 1971No. Civ. 28135PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CHRISTIAN, J.
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. appeals from an order denying its petition for arbitration of issues raised in an action brought by respondent Ronald Frame.
Respondent, a former employee of appellant, commenced an action seeking a determination that a portion of a purported agreement between appellant and respondent, which provides for forfeiture of profit-sharing rights by any employee of appellant who resigns and then engages in competition with appellant, is void as a restraint on competition condemned by Business and Professions Code section 16600. Appellant…
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