C. G. Caster Co. v. Regan

This is an appeal from the Circuit Court’s denial of a motion for a temporary restraining order. The action was brought by a former employer, C. G. Caster Company, against its former employee, Robert J. Regan, to enforce a restrictive covenant prohibiting investigation and adjustment of casualty insurance claims for two years after leaving its employment, within a 38-mile radius of Caster Company’s Chicago office.

The issues presented for review are whether the covenant not to compete is void because of plaintiff’s failure to satisfy its obligations under the contract, and whether the covenant…