SOUTHWEST FOREST INDUSTRIES, INC. v. SHARFSTEIN

No. 18712.

482 F.2d 915 (1972)

SOUTHWEST FOREST INDUSTRIES, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Robert SHARFSTEIN et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

February 23, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph L. Baime, Stephen G. Baime, Baime & Baime, Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellants Robert Sharfstein and Richard Sharfstein.

Barry A. Pitler, Masor, Pitler & Wagman, Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellant Pride Container Corp.

Frank M. Covey, Jr., McDermott, Will & Emery, Chicago, Ill., for Southwest Forest Ind., Inc.; Byron L. Gregory, Chicago, Ill., of counsel.

Before KERNER, PELL and SPRECHER, Circuit Judges.


SPRECHER, Circuit Judge.

This diversity case1 involves the interpretation of the language in a non-competition covenant of an employment contract ancillary to the sale of the capital stock of a corporation.

In June of 1961, Southwest Forest Industries, Inc. ("Southwest") was engaged in the manufacturing and selling of lumber and paper products, including paperboard and corrugated containers...

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