Fruehauf Trailer Corp. v. Hagelthorn

Plaintiffs appeal as of right from the circuit court’s orders denying their motion for a preliminary injunction and dismissing their petition for a permanent injunction. We affirm.

Defendant George Allan Hagelthorn, a certified mechanical engineer, was formerly employed as manager of reliability by Fruehauf Corporation, the predecessor of plaintiffs Fruehauf Trailer Corporation and K-H Corporation (Fruehauf). In that capacity, among other things, defendant assisted Fruehauf s attorneys in defending against products liability actions throughout the United States.

After defendant retired from his…