Elcor Chemical Corp. v. Agri-Sul, Inc.

CLAUDE WILLIAMS, Chief Justice.

This is a “trade secret” case. Elcor Chemical Corporation (hereinafter referred to as ELCOR) instituted this action against Ronald J. Miller, Donald C. Kruse and Glenn Watts, former employees of ELCOR, seeking to enjoin them from using or disclosing confidential information and trade secrets relating to a process for the manufacture of a sulphur fertilizer product which plaintiff alleged had been acquired by the three named defendants while they were in the employ of ELCOR and under express contractual obligations not to reveal such trade secrets. ELCOR also…