Legal Opinion

Olin Water Services v. Midland Research Laboratories, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided October 2, 1985No. 84-2587PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BRIGHT, Senior Circuit Judge.

The appellants, Bruce Donigan, John Garmon, and Midland Research Laboratories, Inc. (Midland), their current employer, bring this appeal under 28 U.S.C. § 1292(a)(1) from an order of the district court, 596 F.Supp. 412, granting a preliminary injunction restraining Donigan and Garmon from contacting certain customers and prospects of Olin Water Services (Olin) for a period of one year in accordance with the terms of a covenant not to compete. We conclude that the present appeal is now moot. Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal and remand the case to the district…

2Cases cited14 opinions

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  2. Powell v. McCormackSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. University of Texas v. CamenischSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. Dataphase Systems, Inc. v. C L Systems, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
  5. Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division v. CraftSupreme Court of the United States · 1978

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3Cited by28 opinions

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