Tom James Co. v. Mendrop

OPINION

DAY, Justice.

This is an appeal from the denial of a temporary injunction. We affirm.

Tom James Company, appellant, is a manufacturer of custom tailored men’s clothing. Bill Mendrop, appellee, worked for Tom James for approximately four years before starting his own custom tailored men’s clothing business in direct competition with his former employer. Prior to his employment at Tom James, Mendrop was employed in a variety of sales positions, most recently with Matthew Bender, a well-known publisher of legal books. While at Tom James, Mendrop signed two non-competition agreements (which…