Legal Opinion
Mattis v. Lally
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided June 26, 1951PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBaldwin, J.
This appeal presents the question whether a restrictive clause in a bill of sale of a barber shop preventing the seller from carrying on his trade within a specified area is valid and enforceable. The court issued an injunction enforcing the restriction and the defendant appealed.
The claims of error in the finding are without merit. The facts can be summarized as follows: The defendant owned and operated in Rockville a business known as Lally s Barber Shop. In September, 1948, he sold the shop “together with all good will” to the plaintiff for $1500. The bill of sale contained the following…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Cook v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1879
- People Ex Rel. A.J. Johnson Co. v. . RobertsNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
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