Eutectic Welding Alloys Corporation v. West

Peterson, Justice.

Plaintiffs, Eutectic Welding Alloys Corporation and American Eutectic Welding Alloys Sales Co., Inc., (both hereafter referred to as “Eutectic”) 1 employed defendant, Warren A. West, as a “technical representative” in the sale of Eutectic’s products. A written “Employment Agreement” contained various covenants in favor of Eutectic. One permanently prohibited West from using or disclosing Eutectic’s business secrets 2 and another precluded him, for the temporary period of 2 years, from himself competing with or taking employment with a competitor within a radius of 50 miles…