Diamond Match Division of Diamond International Corp v. Bernstein

In this action plaintiff prays for an order restraining defendant for a period of 2 years from accepting orders for products or services similar to those dealt in by plaintiff from any customer of plaintiff in the territory in which defendant was employed by plaintiff. Judgment was entered for defendant in the District Court. We affirm.

Plaintiff employed defendant for a period of about 6]/> years as a salesman of book matches with accompanying advertising. Plaintiff also handled hundreds of other products but they were not sold by defendant. Defendant’s territory comprised Nebraska, the…