· 8/1/2000
Schmersahl, Treloar & Co., PC v. McHugh
Citations
- 28 S.W.3d 345
- 16 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 1071
- 2000 Mo. App. LEXIS 1188
- 2000 WL 1051831
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- holding, in part, that a noncompete agreement constituted an unenforceable restrictive covenant in restraint of trade, since it did not seek to protect proprietary information or customer contacts but, rather, the stability of plaintiff’s workforce
- a covenant not to compete may protect either customer contacts or trade secrets
- “The law’s policy favors free competition when no agreement provides otherwise[.]”
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Judges: Kathianne Knaup Crane
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