Legal Opinion

More v. Bonnet

California Supreme Court

Decided October 15, 1870No. 2,253PublishedCited by 22 opinions

Appeal from tbe District Court of tbe Fifteenth District, City and County of San Francisco. , The plaintiff appealed. The facts are stated in the opinion. We find in this covenant the mention at least of two separate and distinct limits wherein restraint is to be exercised. Tbe breach of covenant is alleged to have accrued within the limits of the first mentioned area, and the complaint in this regard is silent as to the other.

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Appeal from tbe District Court of tbe Fifteenth District, City and County of San Francisco. , The plaintiff appealed. The facts are stated in the opinion. We find in this covenant the mention at least of two separate and distinct limits wherein restraint is to be exercised. Tbe breach of covenant is alleged to have accrued within the limits of the first mentioned area, and the complaint in this regard is silent as to the other. If the memorandum of contract had contained a covenant of restriction limited only to the City and County of San Francisco, such a covenant would undoubtedly have been…

1Opinion of the Court

Bhodes, C. J.,

delivered tbe opinion of tbe Court.

M. Bonnet & Co., in consideration of $750 to them paid by tbe plaintiff, and bis promissory note for $1,250, payable to them in five equal monthly installments, sold to tbe plaintiff, all tbe tools and utensils used by them in their business of asphaltum roofing and pavement-laying, a certain lot of gravel, and a good will of tbat business in all its branches; and they further promised and agreed with tbe plaintiff, tbat in case be should pay tbe several installments of tbe note, as they should become due, they “ shall not hereafter at any time…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Wright v. RyderCalifornia Supreme Court · 1868

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  2. Santa Clara Valley Mill and Lumber Co. v. HayesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1888
  3. Eastland County v. DavissonTexas Commission of Appeals · 1929
  4. City Carpet Beating Etc. Works v. JonesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1894
  5. Sterling v. GregoryCalifornia Supreme Court · 1906

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