Springfield Rare Coin Galleries, Inc. v. Mileham

Plaintiff, Springfield Rare Coin Gallery, brought suit against defendant, Steve Mileham, its former employee, for breach of a restrictive covenant. Plaintiff obtained a preliminary injunction and sued for damages. Defendant countersued, alleging conversion of his property by plaintiff. The trial court found the restrictive covenant to be unenforceable as defendant had not obtained any confidential information during his employment and plaintiff did not have a near-permanent relationship with its customers. The trial court found plaintiff did not convert defendant’s property; however, it found…