Legal Opinion

Home Gas Corp. of Massachusetts, Inc. v. DeBlois Oil Co.

District Court, D. Rhode Island

Decided July 29, 1987No. Civ. A. 86-0195BPublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

FRANCIS J. BOYLE, Chief Judge.

Home Gas Corporation seeks injunctive relief and damages against Defendants De-Blois Oil Company and C.H. DeBlois Gas Company. Home Gas contends that the Defendant companies violated a covenant not to compete for two years included in the Distributorship Agreements between Home Gas and DeBlois Oil. Home Gas seeks to restrain Defendants from engaging in the same business as Plaintiff, from soliciting its customers and also requests damages. The Court finds the Plaintiff is entitled to injunctive relief enjoining Defendants from soliciting its customers and…

2Cases cited23 opinions

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