Legal Opinion
General Medical Corp. v. Kobs
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided September 23, 1993No. 92-2857PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEich, C.J.
General Medical Corporation sued Badger Medical Supply Company for tortious interference with a contract. General claimed that when Badger, one of its competitors in the medical supply business, hired a former General employee, James Kobs, it wrongly interfered with a restrictive covenant in Kobs's employment contract prohibiting him from competing with General for a period of time after leaving his job.1
The trial court granted Badger's motion for summary judgment dismissing the action, ruling that the covenant was invalid per se under sec. 103.465, Stats.2 General appeals, claiming that…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Bush v. National School Studios, Inc.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1987
- Rollins Burdick Hunter of Wisconsin, Inc. v. HamiltonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1981
- Barnes Group, Inc. v. C & C Products, Inc., and Roy E. McGuireCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1983
- Streiff v. American Family Mutual InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1984
- Germanotta v. National Indemnity Co.Court of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1984
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Drinkwater v. American Family Mutual InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 2006
- Atlantic Mutual Insurance v. Badger Medical Supply Co.Court of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1995
- Tatge v. Chambers & Owen, Inc.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1998
- Beilfuss v. Huffy Corp.Court of Appeals of Wisconsin · 2004
- Jafari v. Wynn Las Vegas, LLC (In Re Jafari)Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
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