Zoecon Industries, a Division of Zoecon Corporation v. The American Stockman Tag Co., Carolyn Reed and Nelda Poncik

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• stating that trade secret must be a secret and not readily ascertainable by an independent investigation
• farming and livestock equipment customer list protected when gathered at “considerable expense”
• “even if the names and addresses were readily ascertainable through trade journals as the defendants allege, the other information could be compiled only at considerable expense”
•  Whether customer information is generally known or readily ascertainable is a question of fact. 
• “Whether customer information is generally known or readily ascertainable is a question of fact.”

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