Legal Opinion
Folk v. Wallace Business Forms, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 16, 1968No. Nos. 11994, 11995PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MacKENZIE, District Judge.
On October 21, 1957, Standard Business Forms, Inc. purchased Emerson D. Folk’s interest in that corporation. As part of the consideration for the sale, the usual agreements were executed under which Mr. Folk agreed not to compete in a three state area and not to hire employees of Standard Business Forms, Inc. for a ten year period.
In 1959, a declaratory judgment suit was instituted by Folk and his new company, National Business Forms, Inc. to clarify the contract provisions relative to Folk’s not hiring Standard’s employees. On August 12, 1959, a consent permanent…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- United States v. United Mine Workers of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Gompers v. Bucks Stove & Range Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Fleischmann Distilling Corp. v. Maier Brewing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Toledo Scale Co. v. Computing Scale Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Parker v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1946
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- United States and Special Agent Gail R. Kohorst of the Internal Revenue Service v. Darwin Construction Company, Inc. Lester J. RobinsonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1989
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- Heyman v. KlineDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1970
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