Legal Opinion
Simko, Inc. v. Graymar Co.
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided September 9, 1983No. 1496, September Term, 1982PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWeant, J.
In 1971, Paul H. Smith, an employee of the Graymar Company, was asked, along with all other Graymar salesmen, to sign an agreement not to compete with Graymar should they ever leave its employ. Smith declined. Thereafter Smith was informed that he would be fired if he did not so agree. Because his wife was pregnant with their first child and he was facing embarrassment, he knuckled under and signed the agreement providing that he would not compete with Graymar for one full year within a "50 mile radius from the City of Baltimore.”
During his employment with Graymar, Smith was compensated on a…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Kadis v. . BrittSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1944
- Dahl v. Brunswick Corp.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1976
- Maintenance Specialties, Inc. v. GottusSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Gould v. Transamerican AssociatesCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1961
- Becker v. BaileyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1973
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