Weatherford Oil Tool Company v. Campbell

340 S.W.2d 950 (1960)

WEATHERFORD OIL TOOL COMPANY, Inc., Petitioner,

v.

A. G. CAMPBELL et al., Respondents.

No. A-7549.

Supreme Court of Texas.

December 7, 1960.

Ben Hagman, Weatherford, Baker, Botts, Andrews & Shepherd, Houston, John B. Abercrombie, Houston, for petitioner.

Borden & Hand, Frank E. Fulgham, Weatherford, for respondents.

WALKER, Justice.

This action was brought by Weatherford Oil Tool Company, Inc., petitioner, against three of its former employees, who are respondents here, to enforce the following negative covenant contained in contracts executed by the latter at the time of their…