· 12/3/1968
Slade Gorton & Co. Inc. v. O'NEIL
Citations
- 242 N.E.2d 551
- 355 Mass. 4
- 1968 Mass. LEXIS 731
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding a period of eleven months sufficient to protect a former employer’s good will interest
- describing the question as whether the contract was \abandoned or superseded by the conduct of the parties prior to [the employee's] resignation\
- describing the question as whether the contract was “abandoned or superseded by the conduct of the parties prior to [the employee’s] resignation”
- covenant not to compete would be enforceable to the extent there was evidence of customer good will within its geographic scope
- the court assumed that employment agreement signed eight months after the start of employment was supported by valid consideration
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Judges: Wilkins, Cutter, Kirk, Spiegel, Reakdon
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