National Linen Service Corp. v. Teichner

The Appellant, National Linen Service Corporation, appeals from an order dismissing their original bill with prejudice, which appeal raises two questions in regard to the right of a complainant in chancery to dismiss his bill without prejudice to the right to sue again.

S. A. Teichner and George D. Bunnell, Jr. were employees of Appellant under a contract whereby they bound themselves, for a period of one year after termination of their employment, not to solicit Appellant’s customers. Teichner’s employment was terminated on June 30,1962 and Bunnell’s on July 11,1962. The original bill filed…