Legal Opinion

USA Chem, Inc. v. Lewis

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided August 29, 1977No. KCD 28643PublishedCited by 21 opinions

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…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Weatherford Oil Tool Company v. CampbellTexas Supreme Court · 1960
  2. Mills v. MurrayMissouri Court of Appeals · 1971
  3. Lewis v. Krueger, Hutchinson and Overton ClinicTexas Supreme Court · 1954
  4. Willman v. BehelerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1973
  5. Landau v. St. Louis Public Service CompanySupreme Court of Missouri · 1954

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Osage Glass, Inc. v. DonovanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1985
  2. N.I.S. Corp. v. Hallahan (In re Hallahan)Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
  3. Continental Research Corp. v. ScholzMissouri Court of Appeals · 1980
  4. Structural Polymer Group, Ltd. v. Zoltek Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008
  5. American Food Management, Inc. v. HensonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1982

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