Fights over the good will value of a business are not uncommon in corporate dissolution and buyout proceedings. In this week’s New York Business Divorce, read about a recent appellate decision holding that courts lack authority to appraise good will post-dissolution in the absence of an agreement of the parties that good will is a distributable asset of the corporation.
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Appellate Court Upholds Denial of Good Will Appraisal in Deadlock Dissolution Case
Under the Mohawk Maintenance doctrine, named after a case decided by New York’s highest court, the seller of a business including its good will is under an implied covenant not to solicit the seller’s former customers. Yet to be decided by the same court, although it’s come close on a couple of occasions, is whether