Charles Milne Associates v. Toponce

VAN CISE, Judge.

This is a consolidation of several appeals arising from an action brought in May 1985 by plaintiff, Charles Milne Associates (CMA), a Colorado corporation, against defendant Jerry D. Toponee, Sr. (Toponee) based on Toponce’s breach of a covenant not to compete contained in his employment contract with CMA. Toponce’s sons, defendants Jerry D. Toponee, Jr., and Scott To-ponee, and Toponce’s company, Toponee and Associates, were later joined as additional defendants.

In 86CA0222, Toponee appeals a January 1986 order finding him in contempt of a preliminary injunction entered in…