Case Name: Duro-Test Corporation, Plaintiff, v. Edward H. Ward, Defendant
Court: New York Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1958-10-08
Citations: 17 Misc. 2d 1028
Docket Number: 
Parties: Duro-Test Corporation, Plaintiff, v. Edward H. Ward, Defendant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Miscellaneous Reports
Volume: 17
Pages: 1028–1028

Head Matter:
Duro-Test Corporation, Plaintiff, v. Edward H. Ward, Defendant.
Supreme Court, Special Term, Cayuga County,
October 8, 1958.
Gleason & Doyle (John P. Doyle of counsel), for plaintiff.
Michaels, Port dk Cuddy (George M. Michaels of counsel), for defendant.

Opinion:
James C. O'Brien, J.
The complaint does not allege that defendant has violated any confidence. His fault is that he, in violation of the contract, has accepted employment from a competitor of plaintiff. Against this, plaintiff is not entitled to protection (General Business Law, § 340).
The contract is too broad in its terms and is unenforcible. (Paramount Pad Co. v. Baumrind, 4 N Y 2d 393; Murray v. Cooper, 268 App. Div. 411, affd. 294 N. Y. 658.)
The motion is granted with $10 costs.