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· 9/17/1920

Demarest v. Allen

Citations

  • 189 Ky. 32
  • 224 S.W. 458
  • 1920 Ky. LEXIS 369

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • prohibiting former employee from working “in any capacity whatsoever, directly or indirectly” with a competing business was overbroad
  • “In reviewing a motion to dismiss, courts may consider documents referenced or relied upon in the complaint.”
  • noncom-petition provision was facially overbroad because it “would broadly prohibit Defendant from being employed by, engaging with, or being connected to, either directly or indirectly, any direct or indirect competitor of Medispec”
  • for a restrictive covenant to be enforceable “(1) the employer must have a legally protected interest, (2) the restrictive covenant must be no wider in scope and duration than is reasonably necessary to protect the employer’s interest, (3

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Judges: Clay

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