Mid-America Marketing Corp. v. Dakota Industries, Inc.
South Dakota Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
WOLLMAN, Chief Justice.
In an action by plaintiff-respondent Mid-America Marketing Corporation for dam*420ages for the unauthorized disclosure and use of a trade secret in breach of confidence and implied contract, the jury found for respondent in the amount of $270,000, of which $20,000 represented an award of punitive damages. This is an appeal by defendants-appellants Dakota Industries, Inc. (Dakota) and LaMaur, Inc. (LaMaur) from that judgment. We reverse.
Respondent’s founder, Anthony Bachmeier (Bachmeier), has been associated with the beauty industry since 1959. In late 1974, Bachmeier and…
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