Allen, Gibbs & Houlik, L.C. v. Ristow

Hill, J.:

In this appeal we are asked to determine if the district court erred when it granted summary judgment in favor of Kim berly A. Ristow after her former employer, Allen, Gibbs & Houlik, L.C., attempted to enforce a noncompetition clause in its employment agreement. Because there was no legitimate business purpose for AGH that was protected by the covenant not to compete, under the facts of this case, we hold that enforcing the covenant would be unreasonable. Therefore, we affirm the district courts’ grant of summary judgment to Ristow.

BACKGROUND

Ristow was hired in 1994 by AGH, a…