David v. Bache Halsey Stuart Shields, Inc.

PRICE, Justice.

This an appeal from an order granting a temporary injunction enjoining appellant from engaging in the securities business in and around Harris County, Texas.

Appellant, Michael David, went to work on August 1, 1979 for appellee, Bache Halsey Stuart Shields, Incorporated (Bache). He signed an employment contract that contained the following covenant:

Not to accept employment in a sales or sales trainee capacity with a firm engaged in the securities and/or commodity brokerage business anywhere within the territories specifically delineated and described as follows: The City of…