Rental Uniform Service of Florence, Inc. v. Dudley

Rental Uniform Service of Florence, Inc., appellant, was engaged in the business of laundering and furnishing coveralls, work clothes, uniforms and other items to commercial establishments in fourteen counties in South Carolina.

Respondent was employed by appellant for seven years until his termination in 1979. His duties consisted of driving a truck to pick up and deliver the industrial laundry to and from appellant’s customers in a six-county area within appellant’s fourteen-county territory.

About a year after leaving his job with appellant, respondent began working for a competitor in the…