Legal Opinion
Orion Broadcasting, Inc. v. Forsythe
District Court, W.D. Kentucky
Decided October 5, 1979No. C 79-0503-L(B)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM CONTAINING FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
BALLANTINE, District Judge.
Melissa Forsythe was employed by Orion Broadcasting, Inc. in 1972. She was originally employed as a television news reporter and at some later date she became a news anchor — first on weekends and then later on the station’s two daily prime-time news programs — one at 6:00 p. m. and one at 11:00 p. m.
On July 25, 1978 Ms. Forsythe executed an employment agreement, Paragraph 11 of which reads as follows:
“No Competition. WAVE and the Employee have agreed that listeners, to a substantial extent, identify the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Detroit Newspaper Publishers Association v. Detroit Typographical Union No. 18, International Typographical UnionCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1972
- Crowell v. WoodruffCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1951
- Lareau v. O'NanCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1962
- Calhoun v. EvermanCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1951
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3Cited by3 opinions
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- Cellular One, Inc. v. BoydLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1995
- American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. v. WolfAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980