Legal Opinion
Harold W. Prow v. Medtronic, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 12, 1985No. 84-1966PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NICHOL, Senior District Judge.
This is an action seeking declaratory relief to prevent an employer, Medtronic, Inc. (Medtronic), from enforcing a post-employment restrictive covenant against a former employee, Harold W. Prow (Prow), and for damages. Following a four-day bench trial, the district court 1 found the covenant to be enforceable, and denied Prow damages. Prow appeals, alleging that the covenant is unenforceable under the unique facts of this case, that Medtronic breached their employment agreement, excusing Prow from any obligation to comply with the restrictive covenant, that the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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- Cherne Industrial, Inc. v. Grounds & Associates, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1979
- Dicky D. Voegeli and Sharon Voegeli v. Harvard R. Lewis and Methodist Hospital, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
- Bennett v. Storz Broadcasting Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1965
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- Slidell, Inc. v. Millennium Inorganic Chemicals, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
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