Butterick Publishing Co. v. Boynton
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Bill in equity, filed February 9, 1905, by a corporation engaged in the business of manufacturing and selling patterns for all kinds of garments worn by women and children and in publishing periodicals and catalogues illustrating them, to restrain the defendants from certain acts in alleged violation' of a contract in writing between the plaintiff and the defendants dated March 28, 1904, giving the defendants the right “ to act as special agent ” of the plaintiff for the…
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Bill in equity, filed February 9, 1905, by a corporation engaged in the business of manufacturing and selling patterns for all kinds of garments worn by women and children and in publishing periodicals and catalogues illustrating them, to restrain the defendants from certain acts in alleged violation' of a contract in writing between the plaintiff and the defendants dated March 28, 1904, giving the defendants the right “ to act as special agent ” of the plaintiff for the sale of its patterns in the city of Marlborough for the term of two years, the substance of the prayer being stated in the…
1Opinion of the CourtMorton, J.
The defendants are dry goods merchants in the city of Marlborough and, according to the allegations contained in the bill, are the leading establishment in Marlborough and its vicinity. They entered into an agreement with the plaintiff in which they agreed to buy patterns of it and amongst other things “ to keep the Patterns on the ground floor of the building; To give or cause to be given by a lady attendant proper attention to the sale of the Patterns; To endeavor at all times *179to conserve the best interests of the agency, and not to remove the Pattern stock from its original location nor to…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Standard Fashion Co. v. . Siegel-Cooper Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1898
- Ropes v. UptonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1878
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