USA Chem, Inc. v. Lewis
Missouri Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
HIGGINS, Special Judge.
Action by USAchem to enforce postem-ployment covenants in its employment contract with Gary Allen Lewis, and for damages for breach of such covenants. Appeal from judgment which denied relief and dissolved a preliminary injunction which restrained the employee from competition with USAchem. There is no question that Gary Allen Lewis violated his employment contract; and the dispositive question is whether restrictive covenants in the contract are enforceable as a reasonable restraint upon his employment. Reversed and remanded.
USAchem is the successor to National…
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