S & S Chopper Service, Inc. v. Scripter

Plaintiff-appellee, S & S Chopper Service, Inc., incorporated in Michigan, is engaged in the business of applying agricultural chemicals by helicopter in several states, including Ohio, Michigan and Indiana. Defendant-appellant, Marvin Scripter, has since 1972 operated a helicopter spray service based principally in Florida. In 1974 and 1975, pursuant to written agreements initiated by S & S, Scripter performed helicopter spraying services for S & S. In 1976, Scripter did not renew his employment agreements with S &' S, but instead commenced agricultural spraying in northwestern Ohio under…