Kessler-Heasley Artificial Limb Co. v. Kenney

ROBERT S. BARNEY, Judge.

Ozark Prosthetics (“Employer”) appeals from the judgment of the Circuit Court of Christian County which refused to permanently enjoin Michael Kenney and Kenney Fabrication, Inc., (collectively, “Employee”) from violating the terms of an employment agreement containing a non-competition clause (“non-compete” clause). 1

In its first point, Employer maintains that it had a protectable interest in its stock of customers, namely, patients, doc tors and insurance companies. It argues that “a non-compete agreement reasonably limited in geographic scope and duration may be used…