Legal Opinion
Ellis v. James v. Hurson Associates, Inc.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 25, 1989No. 88-1240PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEADMAN, Associate Judge:
On January 22, 1988, after more than ten years of employment, appellant Donald B. Ellis resigned his position with appellee James V. Hurson Associates, Inc. (“Hur-*616son”) and immediately began to compete with Hurson. In particular, he began, sometimes successfully, to woo away Hur-son’s clients for his own. Hurson brought suit against Ellis, alleging that Ellis was in breach of a covenant relating to postem-ployment competition signed by Ellis three weeks after starting employment with Hur-son. Ellis appeals from the trial court’s entry of a preliminary injunction…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- Richard P. Rita Personnel Services International, Inc. v. KotSupreme Court of Georgia · 1972
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