Talking Pictures Corp. v. . Elect. Research Products

The plaintiff is a corporation engaged in the business of making contracts for the installation of talking picture equipment in moving picture theaters. The defendant is engaged in like business and is a competitor of plaintiff. The defendant, Joseph E. Caudell, is operating a talking picture theater in Statesville, N.C. in which there has been installed talking picture equipment supplied by plaintiff. It is alleged by plaintiff that the said Caudell thereafter, desiring to open and operate a second talking picture theater in Statesville, made a contract with plaintiff to install a "Hollywood…