Legal Opinion
Corroon & Black-Rutters & Roberts, Inc. v. Hosch
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided November 2, 1982No. 80-2337PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*291LOUIS J. CECI, J.
The question presented is whether it is unfair competition for an insurance agent to use his former employer’s customer lists to direct clients to the agent’s new insurance agency.
A jury found that the defendant, Jack Hosch, had unfairly used confidential information to compete with the plaintiff, Corroon & Black-Rutters & Roberts, Inc. The court of appeals reversed and remanded for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, holding that the verdict was not supported by credible evidence and was contrary to public policy. We conclude that the information gleaned by the defendant…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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3Cited by33 opinions
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