Saprones v. Kontzamanys

Plaintiffs seek judgment against the defendants enjoining and restraining them from violating the provisions of the restrictive negative covenant contained in the hill of sale to plaintiffs of a restaurant business at No. 347 Atlantic Avenue in the borough of Brooklyn.

The hill of sale contained the following provision wherein the defendant George Ktintzamanys expressly covenanted: “ And they hereby agree not tó engage in the same business* *478directly or indirectly in any capacity within a radius of five square blocks of the business for a period of eight years.”

The sole question presented here…