Anchor Electric Co. v. Hawkes
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Bill in equity, filed February 1, 1898, to restrain the defendant from competing with the plaintiffs in violation of a contract. Hearing before Holmes, J., who ordered an injunction against the defendant carrying on business in Boston, where he had-established himself, or the vicinity, and, at his request, reported the case to the full court.
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Bill in equity, filed February 1, 1898, to restrain the defendant from competing with the plaintiffs in violation of a contract. Hearing before Holmes, J., who ordered an injunction against the defendant carrying on business in Boston, where he had-established himself, or the vicinity, and, at his request, reported the case to the full court. If the ruling was right, the injunction was to stand, and the case was to go to a master to assess damages, otherwise, such decree was to be made as equity might require. The facts appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtKnowlton, J.
The only question which we need to discuss in this case is whether the stipulation on which the bill is founded is void as against public policy. The stipulation is as follows: “ 6. It is further agreed by all the persons whose names are set hereunder, officers of the corporations herein above described, that they will not hereafter at any time, directly or indirectly, as partner, agent, officer of a corporation, or in any other wise, enter into or conduct or assist in conducting any business that shall in any way interfere with or compete with the proposed business of said Anchor Electric…
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