LEVITT CORP. v. LEVITT

Nos. 530, 553, Dockets 78-7520, 78-7606.

593 F.2d 463 (1979)

LEVITT CORPORATION and LSI United Corp., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. William J. LEVITT, International Community Corporation, International Construction Corporation, and Levitt Industries, Inc., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided February 22, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jay Goldberg, New York City (Curtis E. Claymont, New York City, John L. Pollok, Hoffman, Pollok, Mass & Gasthalter, New York City, of counsel), for defendants-appellants.

David I. Goldblatt, New York City (Proskauer, Rose, Goetz & Mendelsohn, New York City, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee Levitt Corp.

Kane, Dalsimer, Kane, Sullivan & Kurucz, New York City, for plaintiff-appellee LSI United Corp.

Before KAUFMAN, Chief Judge, and WYATT, District Judge.


IRVING R. KAUFMAN, Chief Judge:

In 1929, William J. Levitt founded Levitt and Sons. In the intervening decades, Levitt and Sons has risen to national prominence in the housing industry, but the original founder and owner has relinquished his role. We are asked to determine the extent to which Mr. Levitt, having sold both his company and the goodwill it has accumulated over the years, may publicize his name and record of experience...

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