Cincinnati Tool Steel Co. v. Breed

Plaintiff Cincinnati Tool Steel Company appeals from an order of the circuit court of Winnebago County which entered judgment in favor of defendant Patricia Breed, a former employee of plaintiff, at the close of plaintiff’s case. The sole question presented by this appeal is whether the trial court’s denial of plaintiff’s application for an injunction constitutes an abuse of discretion. Because we conclude the trial court’s decision does not amount to an abuse of discretion, we affirm.

Plaintiff is a distributor of tool and die steels primarily to customers in Illinois, Wisconsin and Ohio,…