Bueltel v. Lumber Mutual Insurance

HUNTER, Judge.

Briefly, the evidence presented to the trial court indicates that in April 1994, plaintiff Steven Bueltel (“Bueltel”) was hired as a sales associate by defendant Lumber Mutual Insurance Company (“Lumber Mutual”), a company engaged in the business of writing insurance policies to lumber and related industries. At that time, Lumber Mutual asked Bueltel to execute an employment contract which contained confidentiality and non-competition restrictions, and he complied. Bueltel was promoted to sales associate in November 1994 and to account representative in February 1995. In 1996,…