Legal Opinion
Tower Oil & Technology Co. v. Buckley
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided August 12, 1981No. 79-784PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Miss JUSTICE McGILLICUDDY
delivered the opinion of the court:
The plaintiff, Tower Oil & Technology Co., Inc. (Tower), brought this action for damages against its former employee, Richard Buckley, for breach of a restrictive covenant contained in his employment contract. This action was also against Tri-State Industrial Lubricants, Inc. (TriState), Buckley’s new employer, and Brian Davies, Tri-State’s general manager and principal shareholder, for inducement and conspiracy in connection with the alleged breach. Counts of the complaint alleging breach of an agreement prohibiting trade secret…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Pedrick v. Peoria & Eastern RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1967
- Kelsay v. Motorola, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1978
- Barnes v. WashingtonIllinois Supreme Court · 1973
- Schatz v. Abbott Laboratories, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1972
- House of Vision, Inc. v. HiyaneIllinois Supreme Court · 1967
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3Cited by52 opinions
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- AMP Inc. v. FleischhackerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- By-Prod Corporation, Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellee v. Armen-Berry Company, Defendant-Counter-Plaintiff-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
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