Hamer Holding Group, Inc. v. Elmore

Plaintiff First United Property Management, Inc., brings an interlocutory appeal pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 307(a)(1) (107 Ill. 2d R. 307(a)(1)) from an order denying its motion for a preliminary injunction seeking to enforce a restrictive covenant against defendant Stephen C. Elmore and to obtain relief under the Illinois Trade Secrets Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 140, par. 351 et seq.). Specifically, plaintiff seeks to enjoin defendant from competing in the business of managing certain types of real estate for a period of three years within a 75-mile radius of downtown Chicago.

Plaintif…