Wiley v. Royal Cup, Inc.

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that a non-disclosure provision could be enforced independently of an unenforceable covenant not to compete whether it is in the same or distinct provisions of the employment agreement
• “[A] covenant not to solicit must specify with particularity the territory in which the employee is restricted from soliciting.”
• “The ‘blue pencil theory of severability’ does not apply to employment contracts in GeorgiaSamuel . Stores, Inc. v. Abrams, 94 Conn. 248, 256, 108 A. 541, 544 (1919
• employee acknowledged in his employment contract that names of customers constitute confidential information
• “The ‘blue pencil theory of severability’ does not apply to employment contracts in GeorgiaSamuel . Stores, Inc. v. Abrams, 94 Conn. 248, 256, 108 A. 541, 544 (1919) (When employers unduly restrict the rights of employees, “like the. dog in the fable, they grasp too much, and so lose all.”

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Cited by

19 cases in this archive cite this case.

• W. R. Grace & Co. v. Mouyal
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1992-10-21· cited 122×
• Bayly, Martin & Fay, Inc. v. Pickard
  Supreme Court of Oklahoma· 1989-09-26· cited 41×
• Sunstates Refrigerated Services, Inc. v. Griffin
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1994-08-23· cited 21×
• Lapolla Industries, Inc. v. Hess
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2013-11-15· cited 20×
• Palmer & Cay of Georgia, Inc. v. Lockton Companies, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2006-05-08· cited 15×
• AmeriGas Propane, L.P. v. T-Bo Propane, Inc.
  S.D. Georgia· 1997-08-20· cited 13×
• Vortex Protective Service, Inc. v. Dempsey
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1995-10-20· cited 11×
• Cmgrp, Inc. v. Maggie Gallant
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2017-10-04· cited 10×
• Electronic Data Systems Corp. v. Heinemann
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1995-07-13· cited 8×
• Godley Park Homeowners Ass'n v. Bowen
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2007-06-20· cited 7×
• Palmer & Cay of Georgia, Inc. v. Lockton Companies, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2005-10-03· cited 6×
• Trujillo v. Great Southern Equipment Sales, LLC.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2008-02-01· cited 6×
• W.R. Grace & Co., Dearborn Division--Conn. v. Pierre Mouyal, Omnikem, Inc.
  Eleventh Circuit· 1992-04-28· cited 3×
• J.E. Hanger, Inc. v. Scussel
  M.D. Alabama· 1996-07-30· cited 3×
• Better Living Components, Inc. v. Coleman
  Albemarle County Circuit Court· 2005-04-06· cited 2×
• A.L. Williams & Associates v. Stelk
  Eleventh Circuit· 1992-05-18· cited 2×
• Unnamed case
  Eleventh Circuit· 1992-05-18
• Variable Annuity Life Insurance v. Joiner
  S.D. Georgia· 2006-08-31
• Lapolla Industries, Inc. v. MacLean Hess
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2013-11-15

Cites

5 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Howard Schultz & Associates of Southeast, Inc. v. Broniec
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1977-06-08· cited 128×
• Durham v. Stand-By Labor of Georgia, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1973-05-10· cited 81×
• Uni-Worth Enterprises, Inc. v. Wilson
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1979-10-16· cited 48×
• Guffey v. Shelnut & Associates, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1981-05-26· cited 19×
• Whaley v. ALCO STANDARD CORPORATION
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1984-05-22· cited 4×