Legal Opinion
Capital Bakers, Inc. v. Townsend
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 29, 1967No. Appeal, 96PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Eagen,
This is an appeal from a decree in equity below granting a preliminary injunction.
The undisputed facts are these: The appellant, Eldon L. Townsend, entered the employment of Capital Bakers, Inc. (Capital) on May 4, 1953, as a house-to-house salesman operating out of Capital’s place of business in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. As a condition of employment, he executed a written contract, which, inter alia, provided that upon termination of his employment he would not for a period of one year solicit or engage in competition with Capital “within any territory or to any…
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