Gamewell Fire Alarm Telegraph Co. v. Crane
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Bill ir equity, filed in the Superior Court on January 14, 1892, against Moses G-. Crane and Frederick W. Cole, to enjoin the violation of a contract between the plaintiff and Crane, the material provisions of which, together with the facts, appear in the opinion. The case was argued at the bar in January, 1893, and after-wards was submitted on the briefs to all the judges.
1Opinion of the CourtField, C. J.
The plaintiff company and the defendant Crane have each appealed from the decree of the Superior Court. The principal question is whether the following stipulation in the contract between the plaintiff and Crane is void. The stipulation is, “ Said Crane further agrees not to engage in the business of manufacturing or selling fire alarm or police telegraph *52machines and apparatus, and not to enter into competition with said Gamewell Company, either directly or indirectly, for the period of ten years next ensuing after the date of this agreement.” Crane had been a manufacturer of fire alarm and…
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