Standard Coat, Apron & Linen Service, Inc. v. Lagana

Order, entered on October 11, 1965, granting injunction pendente lite, unanimously reversed on the law and the facts, with $30 costs and disbursements to defendant-appellant and the motion for injunction denied. Plaintiff seeks an injunction pendente lite in an action for a permanent injunction. Defendant is a former employee of the plaintiff. Employment was pursuant to a written contract containing a restrictive covenant. It is elementary that an injunction in advance of trial should not issue unless a clear right is shown both factually and legally (Premier Laundry v. Klein, 273 App. Div.…