Robinson Electronic Supervisory Co. v. Johnson

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Bell,

Defendants appeal from a preliminary decree which restrained them from certain business activities in competition with plaintiff for a period of one year from the date of severance of employment of defendants Johnson with plaintiff, or in the alternative, until certain contracts of prospective customers of plaintiff had expired and new contracts had been entered into by such prospective customers, whichever time period, proved, to be the shorter.

We quote with approval the following excerpts from the comprehensive opinion of the Chancellor, Judge Alexander :

“Plaintiff…