Summary
In World Auto Parts, the court held that the defendant breached the terms of his "Retirement Agreement" by "attending trade shows, distributing his business card and discussing with competitors his plans to re-enter the auto parts business when the non-compete provision expired."
Summary of this case from JA Apparel Corp. v. AbboudOpinion
July 14, 1995
Appeal from the Supreme Court, Erie County, Whelan, J.
Present — Green, J.P., Lawton, Callahan, Balio and Boehm, JJ.
Order and judgment unanimously affirmed with costs. Memorandum: Supreme Court properly concluded that defendant breached the non-compete provisions of the Retirement Agreement by attending trade shows, distributing his business card and discussing with competitors his plans to re-enter the auto parts business when the non-compete provision expired. The record also shows that defendant breached the terms of the Retirement Agreement by making personal loans to the principal owners of competitors and by divulging to competitors price information that he acquired while working with plaintiff.
There is no merit to defendant's contention that summary judgment should have been denied because plaintiff is not entitled to restitution. The court granted summary judgment on liability; it did not decide whether plaintiff was entitled to compensatory damages or any other form of relief.