Johnston v. American Speedreading Academy, Inc.

CLAUDE WILLIAMS, Chief Justice.

Alleging breach of fiduciary duties, conspiracy and unfair competition, American Speedreading Academy, Inc., sought injunc-tive relief, as well as actual and exemplary damages, against former employees who had resigned from plaintiff corporation and formed a competing company called Educational Reading Services, Inc. Following a hearing, the trial court issued a temporary injunction restraining the former employees and the new corporation from engaging in practices claimed to amount to unfair competition. From that order two of the former employees, Floyd…