Cross v. Chem-Air South, Inc.

DIES, Chief Justice.

Chem-Air South, Inc., as plaintiff below, sued Melvin Cross and Nichols-Cross, Inc., defendants below, for an injunction and damages. Plaintiff alleged defendant Cross (now also Nichols-Cross, Inc., and hereafter referred to in the singular) “commenced operation of a business ... in direct competition with Plaintiff’s business ... [and] has solicited the aerial herbicide application business of a number of Plaintiff’s clients and customers in the territory of operation of Plaintiff in South Texas and Louisiana....” On April 27, 1982, defendant was temporarily enjoined from…