Leavitt Co. v. Plattos

The Leavitt Company (plaintiff) brought suit for injunction against William N. Plattos (defendant), its former employee and his new employer, Seymour Goldwater. Plaintiff also prayed an accounting against Goldwater as a constructive trustee. After hearing testimony upon the motion of plaintiff for a. preliminary injunction, the court found the restrictive covenant in tire contract of employment between plaintiff and defendant to be invalid, denied the motion for injunction and dismissed the complaint for want of equity. Plaintiff appeals.

In this court, plaintiff contends that the restrictive…