Martin Industrial Supply Corp. v. Riffert

TAMILIA, Judge:

On June 4, 1985, plaintiff/appellant hired defendant/appellee, James Riffert, to be a “cold call” salesman in its business of selling various products and supplies for use in the maintenance of commercial properties. At first, Riffert’s chief duty was to promote appellant’s business by locating new accounts. Within a short period of time, appellant decided to give Riffert established accounts in addition to any new accounts he might locate. In conjunction with turning over the established accounts, Riffert signed a boilerplate “employee non-compete” agreement with appellant on…