Moor v. Towle

How courts have described this case

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

• stating that “[t]here remain genuine issues of fact that must be resolved by the trier of fact”
• explaining that whether a contract is ambiguous is a “legal issue determined by the court”
• holding that when “the provisions of a non-compete clause impose a restraint that is unreasonably broad, [ . . .] courts still can give effect to its purpose by refusing to give effect to the unreasonable terms or modifying the terms of the contract to be reasonable.”
• stating that “[a]s an enforceable covenant against Mr. Kennebrew, a genuine factual issue exists as to whether Mr. Kennebrew’s actions violated the covenant” and that “[t]here remain genuine issues of fact that must be resolved by the trier of fact”
• limiting enforceability of customer non- solicitation clause to 12 months instead of 24
• A non-compete agreement is enforceable only to the extent the restrictions protect the employer’s legitimate interests

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).