Massachusetts Indemnity & Life Insurance v. Dresser

For the fourth time in as many months, we are asked to pass upon the enforceability of a contractual covenant restricting competition of a former agent or employee. In March, 1972, appellant, Massachusetts Indemnity and Life Insurance Co. (the Company), filed a Bill of Complaint in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, seeking to enjoin appellees Darrell A. Dresser (Dresser) and Daniel T. Keenan (Keenan), former agents of the Company, from actions alleged to be in violation of non-competition clauses in their employment contracts. An ex parte injunction was granted, but at the subsequent…