Legal Opinion
New Haven Tobacco Co. v. Perrelli
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided July 28, 1987No. 4987PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpallone, J.
The plaintiff is appealing from the judgment of the trial court invalidating a restrictive covenant contained in an employment contract signed by the plaintiff and the defendant. We find error.
On December 11,1980, the plaintiff employer and the defendant, then an employee of the plaintiff, entered into an employment contract that contained the following covenant: “Because of the importance and value *637of the information disclosed to the Employee, as part of the consideration for his employment, the Employee agrees that he will not directly or indirectly sell products similar to those of the…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Twin City Pipe Line Co. v. Harding Glass Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Collins v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1973
- Mills v. MurrayMissouri Court of Appeals · 1971
- Samuel Stores, Inc. v. AbramsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1919
- May v. YoungSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1938
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Weiss v. WiederlightSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
- Technical Aid Corp. v. AllenSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1991
- Hart, Nininger & Campbell Associates v. RogersConnecticut Appellate Court · 1988
- New Haven Tobacco Co. v. PerrelliConnecticut Appellate Court · 1989
- Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co. v. FrancavillaDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 2002
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