Legal Opinion
NBZ, INC. v. Pilarski
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided June 8, 1994No. 93-2219PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
The issues in this case arise from a covenant not to compete executed between NBZ, Inc., doing business as Studio 890 — a hairstyling concern — and Paula Pilarski, a former Studio 890 employee. The first issue is whether restrictive covenants in employment contracts, subject to the requirements of § 103.465, STATS., are also subject to common law contract principles requiring that a contract be supported by consideration. We hold that covenants not to compete must be supported by consideration and affirm the trial court on this issue.
The second issue is whether the covenant executed after the…
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