Legal Opinion
Donahoe v. TATUM, DBA PERSONNEL SERV.
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided November 20, 1961No. 42025PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEthridge, J.
This suit involves the enforceability of a restrictive covenant as to future employment, which is ancillary to an employment contract. Appellee is the manager and co-owner of Personnel Service, Inc., an employment agency. Appellee brought this suit in the Chancery Court of Hinds County against Mrs. Barbara Donahoe to enjoin her from the violation of a contract dated June 6, 1956. By it she agreed: “. . . never to be employed by, or to install for myself, or to be employed by another company for the purpose of operating an employment agency within the boundary of Hinds County, Mississippi, for…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Wilson v. GambleMississippi Supreme Court · 1937
- Sivley v. CramerMississippi Supreme Court · 1913
- Index Employment Co. v. Globe Employment AgencyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1949
- Townsend v. HurstMississippi Supreme Court · 1859
- Kavanaugh v. GordonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1912
3Cited by14 opinions
- James D. Hensley v. E. R. Carpenter Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Wilson v. WilsonMississippi Supreme Court · 1985
- Cataphote Corporation v. Cecil W. Hudson and Hudson Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Parker v. the Lewis Grocery Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1963
- Empiregas, Inc. of Kosciusko v. BainMississippi Supreme Court · 1992
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