Boyce v. Watson
Appellate Court of Illinois
Memorandum.—Action of covenant in Circuit Court of Vermilion County; the Hon. Edward P. Vail, Judge, presiding. Trial by the court; finding for plaintiff $1,000; judgment; appeal by defendant.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Boggs
delivered the opinion of the Court.
The covenant of these parties only required the plaintiff in error to abstain from the exercise of his calling for a limited time in a particular place.
The restriction was not violative of public policy but was valid.
This principle is so familiar and well recognized that it needs no citation of authorities in its support.
Another principle applicable to this contention is declared in Gobble v. Linder, 76 Ill. 157, to be equally well settled, and that is if the parties to an agreement have named in the instruments a sum as a…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Gobble v. LinderIllinois Supreme Court · 1875
3Cited by4 opinions
- Merica v. BurgetIndiana Court of Appeals · 1905
- Bauwens v. GoethalsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1914
- Berger v. NantsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1912
- Lippman v. GraberAppellate Court of Illinois · 1930