Legal Opinion
Light v. Centel Cellular Co. of Texas
Texas Supreme Court
Decided June 2, 1994No. D-3262PublishedCited by 283 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCornyn, Justice
in which PHILLIPS, Chief Justice, and GONZALEZ, HECHT, GAMMAGE, ENOCH and SPECTOR, Justices, join.
In this restraint of trade case,1 Debbie Light sued Centel Cellular Company of Texas (Centel), successor-in-interest to United TeleSpectrum, Inc. (United), claiming, among other things, that a covenant not to compete that she had signed was unenforceable and void. Light also sought damages from Cen-tel for tortious interference with prospective contracts. The trial court rendered judgment that the covenant not to compete was unenforceable and that Light recover damages against Centel for her…
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