Weber v. Hesse Envelope Company

THOMAS, Justice.

Appellant, a former salesman of appel-lee, filed this suit seeking by declaratory judgment an adjudication as to the enforceability of covenants contained in his written employment contract providing that for a period of two years immediately following the termination of appellant’s employment he would not engage in a competitive business to that of appellee within “a trade area radius of 200 miles from Dallas, Texas.” By cross-action the appellee-em-ployer sought a declaration that the restrictive covenants in the contract were in all things binding and enforceable.

The case…