Merchant's Ice & Cold Storage Co. v. Rohrman

Opinion of thf, Court by

Judge Carroll

Affirming.

This action was brought by the appellant ice company to restrain the appellee Rohrman from violating a contract entered into by him, in which he obligated himself not to engage for a period of 10 years in the business of manufacturing or selling ice in Jefferson county, Ky. Rohrman in his answer set up several defenses, but we deem it necessary only to notice the one pleading that the contract was illegal in restraint of trade and against public policy. Upon hearing the case, the chancellor dismissed the petition, and this appeal is prosecuted…