Finch Bros. v. Michael

This action was brought to recover damages for an alleged breach of a contract, by which defendant sold to the plaintiffs his retail grocery business in Lexington, with the fixtures and good-will belonging thereto, at cost for the goods, wares, and merchandise, and $1,000 for the fixtures and good-will, plaintiffs paying $200 as a bonus, and defendant agreeing not to conduct the same kind of business in said town for one and a half years thereafter. The breach alleged was that defendant loaned money to Michael & Parker, a new grocery firm, and that the telephone number which had been used by…