Supreme Court of South Carolina· 3/22/1961

Standard Register Co. v. Kerrigan

Citations

119 S.E.2d 533
238 S.C. 54
1961 S.C. LEXIS 79

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finding that “even though Kerrigan had been in the employ of the appellant for a number of years, his position and duties were changed when he signed the contract.”
finding the laws of other jurisdictions, when deemed applicable by agreement, are generally enforceable in South Carolina unless repugnant to the public policy of this state
upholding a non-solicitation agreement that precluded a former employee from “selling to the accounts or in the territory” where he had previously worked as a sales representative
enforcing a non-solicitation agreement that precluded a former employee from “selling to the accounts or in the territory ” in which he had been performing his duties as a sales representative
“The reason that contracts against competition are held to be unenforceable unless they meet certain criteria[ ] is that they constitute a restraint upon trade[,] which is against public policy.”
distinguishing the situation in Kadis from that found in Kerrigan

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Judges: Moss, Taylor, Legge, Griffith, McFaddin

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