control and regulation of contracts

Simeone v. Simeone (Pennsylvania, 1990)

  1. Pre-nuptial agreement upheld as valid because Catherine Simeone was an income-earner herself and the separation payment provided by the pre-nuptial agreement was more than sufficient in light of such; and she had been involved of discussions of the agreement for six months before she signed and expressed no reluctance to signing when presented with the agreement the night before their wedding.

Central Adjustment Bureau, Inc. v. Ingram (Tennessee, 1984)

  1. court modifies non-competition imposed by CAB on Ingram to be limited to one year instead of two, and strikes the unreasonable clause that Ingram et al not to contract with any CAB former clients. The restriction against competition on the national level was also considered unreasonable, but was not applicable because Ingram et al were competing in the same locality.

Hopper v. All Pet Animal Clinic (Wyoming, 1993)

  1. Court modifies non-competition covenant agreed to by Hopper when she began employment at All Pet to limit the duration to one year, rather than 3 years. The scope of 5-miles and for pet veterinary services were adjudged to be reasonable. Hopper only liable for one year of violation of the covenant.

Bovard v. American Horse Enterprises, Inc. (California, 1988)

  1. Contract by which Bovard sold American Horse to Ralph is illegal and void by the court’s decision, because American Horse manufactured marijuana paraphernalia and was implicitly against public policy established by anti-marijuana laws [law against manufacturing drug paraphernalia was not in effect at the time they made their contract].
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