Justin Belt Co., Inc. v. Yost

The dissent respectfully submits that the court of civil appeals correctly ruled the noncompetition covenant invalid.

To grasp the effect of the majority’s holding, the circumstances of the parties’ relationship to each other must be understood. Joe Yost worked as an employee of Justin in the belt business and Roger Souder worked as an employee of Justin in the boot business. Each worked in a managerial capacity for an extended number of years. Neither employee at any time contemporaneously with or during the period of his employment executed any kind or character of noncompetition agreement…