Legal Opinion
Crouch v. Swing MacHinery Company
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided June 9, 1971No. 14933PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CADENA, Justice.
Defendants, A. C. Crouch and W. L. Bedford, appeal from an order temporarily enjoining them from soliciting the customers of, or contacting the suppliers represented by their former employer, Swing Machinery Company, Inc., plaintiff below.
Plaintiff alleged that Crouch had been its office manager, while Bedford had been one of plaintiff’s salesmen. According to plaintiff’s petition:
1. As office manager, Crouch occupied a position of trust and confidence, and had access to plaintiff’s trade secrets, customer lists, mailing lists and price lists.
2. Bedford, as a salesman, had…
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