H. J. Sherwood, Inc. v. Fibeco, Inc.

Finding oF Fact

Finefrock, J.,

sitting by assignment. The plaintiff, H. J. Sherwood, Inc., manufactures, among other things, ceramic cores, and has captured 70 per cent or more of that market which go to a very limited field of purchasers. Plaintiff claims to have secret and confidential chemical formulae, formulations, knowledge and techniques for the manufacture and sale of these ceramic cores.

The individual defendants, Dudek, Hopton and Fox, were all at one time employees of the plaintiff. Mr. Hop-ton worked for the plaintiff from January 1959, until Octo*270ber of 1966, and signed a…