SSA Foods, Inc. v. Giannotti

Plaintiff, SSA Foods, Inc. (SSA), brought suit against defendants, Victor Giannotti and G.D.A. Corporation, d/b/a Vic Giannotti in Franklin Park (G.D.A.), to enforce a covenant not to compete contained in the contract whereby Victor Giannotti sold his restaurant to SSA. After reviewing the verified pleadings, affidavits, exhibits and arguments of counsel, but without hearing oral testimony, the trial court entered a preliminary injunction in favor of plaintiff. From that order defendants appeal raising the following issues for our review: (1) whether the plaintiff had an adequate remedy at…