Legal Opinion
Molex, Incorporated v. James Nolen and James Nolen D/B/A Western Cable
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 6, 1985No. 84-1332PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Per curiam
Nolen appeals the award of an injunction against him, advancing various contentions that we discuss below.
Facts
Molex Incorporated, a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business in Illinois, makes cable assemblies. In 1978, Molex hired James Nolen, a Texas citizen, as its sales representative in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Tandy Corporation is a large electronics firm located in that area. Nolen’s job required him to try to sell Molex’s cable assemblies to Tandy, which he succeeded in doing. Once Tandy was established as a Molex customer, Nolen, as the Molex sales representative…
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