Legal Opinion

Jackson v. Fontaine's Clinics, Inc.

Texas Supreme Court

Decided July 11, 1973No. B-3472PublishedCited by 166 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McGEE, Justice.

Fontaine’s Clinics, Inc., brought this suit against Dr. Ruth Jackson, Catherine Ward, Gwynne Gambrell, Margaret Hanson, and A.S.E. Dermatetics Clinic, Inc. Fontaine’s is a corporation engaged primarily in the business of removing unwanted hair from the human body by means of electrolysis.

Dr. Jackson, a former patient of Fon-taine’s, is the president of A.S.E., which is a corporation in competition with Fon-taine’s. Ward, Gambrell and Hanson were once employees of Fontaine’s, but they left the employ of Fontaine’s and became associated with A.S.E.

For cause of action Fontaine’s…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. McCauley v. Consolidated UnderwritersTexas Supreme Court · 1957
  2. Yarborough v. BernerTexas Supreme Court · 1971
  3. International-Great Northern R. v. CaseyTexas Commission of Appeals · 1932
  4. Shell Petroleum Corp. v. GraysTexas Supreme Court · 1938
  5. Loy v. KuykendallCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1961

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