Legal Opinion
M. Bryce & Associates, Inc. v. Gladstone
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided March 26, 1982No. 80-1935PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRanda, J.
The plaintiff, M. Bryce & Associates, Inc. (MBA), contends that the defendants, Arthur Young & Co. (Young) and Harley-Davidson Motor Co., Inc. (Harley-Davidson), took and used for their own benefit MBA’s “trade secret” contained in a methodology for the design of management information systems — PRIDE (Profitable Information by Design). The jury returned a verdict in favor of MBA and the trial court entered judgment against Young and Harley-Davidson. We affirm.
In May, 1974, Young agreed to assist Harley-Davidson in revamping its internal operating systems. One of the projects was to design a…
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