B. Cantrell Oil Co. v. Hino Gas Sales, Inc.

OPINION

BENAVIDES, Justice.

This case involves a covenant not to compete in an employment contract. The trial court upheld the covenant and entered an order enjoining Eleazar Renteria from working for a competitor of his former employer, Hiño Gas Sales, Inc., in Cameron County. The trial court’s order also restrained the competitor, the B. Cantrell Oil Company, d/b/a Lone Star Propane Company, from employing Renteria. The court also awarded Hiño Gas over $100,000 in actual and punitive damages for appellants’ conspiracy to tortiously interfere with the contract. Renteria and Lone Star appeal…