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Kidd v. Oakes

William C. Kidd v. John J. Oakes

Kidd v. Oakes, 39 Misc. 2d 645 (1963)
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Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · State Appellate Courts
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June 27, 1963
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39 Misc. 2d 645241 N.Y.S.2d 4031963 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 1861
Cited by 6 1 descriptions by later courts

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Per Curiam.

The question raised by this appeal is whether plaintiffs may recover the benefit paid to defendant pursuant to a profit-sharing plan. While the contention is that the contract results in unlawful restraint, yet an employee may legally undertake a restriction of his liberty to earn his living if he, by the contract, may be relieved of the restriction by forfeiting a contract right or by adhering to the provisions of the contract (Kristt v. Whelan, 4 A D 2d 195, affd. 5 N Y 2d 807; Liddcoat v. Kenosha City Bd. of Educ., 17 Wis. 2d 400; Pratt v. Short, 79 N. Y. 437 ). The agreement may not be enforced to obtain affirmative relief in enforcement thereof but the sums paid in the circumstances here may not be retained (Rosasco Creameries v. Cohen, 276 N. Y. 274 ; Warner v. De Cuevas, 186 Misc. 150 ).

*646 The judgment should be reversed, with $30 costs, and judgment directed for plaintiffs as prayed for in the complaint, with costs.

Concur — G-old, J. P., Hoestadter, and Oapozzoli, JJ. Judgment reversed, etc.

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Cited by 6 cases

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1965: 11973: 11974: 21999: 12024: 119652026peak 1974 · 2

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  1. Amory H. Bradford v. The New York Times Company501 F.2d 51 (2d Cir. 1974)
  2. International Business MacHines Corp. v. Martson37 F. Supp. 2d 613 (S.D.N.Y. 1999)
  3. Smith v. Meyer78 Misc. 2d 711 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1973)
  4. Kerpen v. First Investors Corp.45 Misc. 2d 793 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1965)
  5. Friedman v. Romaine77 Misc. 2d 134 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1974)
  6. LKQ Corporation v. Robert RutledgeNos. 110, 2024 (Del. Dec. 18, 2024)

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  1. LKQ Corporation v. Robert RutledgeNos. 110, 2024 (Del. Dec. 18, 2024)
  2. International Business MacHines Corp. v. Martson37 F. Supp. 2d 613 (S.D.N.Y. 1999)
  3. Amory H. Bradford v. The New York Times Company501 F.2d 51 (2d Cir. 1974)
  4. Friedman v. Romaine77 Misc. 2d 134 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1974)
  5. Smith v. Meyer78 Misc. 2d 711 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1973)
  6. Kerpen v. First Investors Corp.45 Misc. 2d 793 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1965)

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Authorities cited 4

DepthCaseCited by
John E. Rosasco Creameries, Inc. v. Cohen, 11 N.E.2d 908 (N.Y. 1937) 152
Pratt v. Short, 79 N.Y. 437 (1880) 75
Liddicoat v. Kenosha City Bd. of Educ., 117 N.W.2d 369 (Wis. 1962) 9
Warner v. de Cuevas, 186 Misc. 150 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1945) 1

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