Legal Opinion

Ennis v. Interstate Distributors, Inc.

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided April 1, 1980No. 20122PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STOREY, Justice.

This appeal is from a judgment granting rescission of a covenant which restricted competition by William B. Ennis with his former employer, Interstate Distributors, Inc. and ordered restitution to Interstate of the consideration paid by it for the restrictive covenant. Ennis was formerly the president of Interstate and owned one-third of its outstanding shares. The judgment is based upon jury findings that after he terminated his employment and sold his stock to Interstate, Ennis materially breached the restrictive covenant by soliciting sales from its customers and otherwise…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Watkins v. JunkerTexas Supreme Court · 1897
  2. Weatherford Oil Tool Company v. CampbellTexas Supreme Court · 1960
  3. Texas Co. v. State & Duval County Ranch Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1955
  4. Smith v. National Resort Communities, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1979
  5. Greenwall Theatrical Circuit Co. v. MarkowitzTexas Supreme Court · 1904

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Randy v. Squires Construction, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2006
  2. Isaacs v. Bishop, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2008
  3. Humphrey v. Camelot Retirement Community, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1994
  4. Boyter v. MCR Construction Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1984
  5. Ginn v. NCI Building Systems, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2015

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