Solari Industries, Inc. v. Malady

*572The opinion of the court was delivered by

Jacobs, J.

The Chancery Division held that the noncompetitive provision in the defendant’s employment contract was void per se and therefore denied the .plaintiffs’ application for an interlocutory injunction against its breach. The Appellate Division denied leave to appeal but we granted such leave and have heard full argument on the issues submitted by the parties.

An Italian corporation called Solari & C./Udine s.p.a. manufactures informational boards which are known as tele-indicators and are seen generally at airport and railroad terminals. Solari’s…