Legal Opinion

Apex Pool Equipment Corp. v. Stephen C. Lee and the Paramount Corp.

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided December 16, 1969No. 33508_1PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FEINBERG, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff Apex Pool Equipment Corp. sued defendants Stephen C. Lee and The Paramount Corp., the former for breach of a covenant not to compete and the latter for interference with contractual relations between Apex and Lee. The covenant not to compete was part of a distributorship contract between Apex and Lee. The United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, Robert C. Zampano, J., after a non-jury trial, found that Lee was obliged to observe the covenant only if plaintiff Apex justifiably “terminated” the distributorship contract. The court held that…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Cornell v. T. V. Development Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1966
  2. John K. Rains v. Niaqua, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
  3. Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank v. Willow Builders, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1943
  4. Millet v. SlocumAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1957
  5. Millet v. SlocumNew York Court of Appeals · 1958

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3Cited by38 opinions

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  4. Dow Chemical Company, Plaintiff/cross-Appellant v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2000
  5. ESPN, Inc. v. Office of the Commissioner of BaseballDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1999

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