WATER SERVICES, INC. v. TESCO CHEMICALS, INC.

No. 25578.

410 F.2d 163 (1969)

WATER SERVICES, INC. and Farris Chemical Company, Appellants, v. TESCO CHEMICALS, INC., et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied July 7, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nolan B. Harmon, Atlanta, Ga., for appellants.

Trammell E. Vickery, Francis M. Bird, Jr., Jones, Bird & Howell, Atlanta, Ga., for appellees.

Before WISDOM and AINSWORTH, Circuit Judges, and JOHNSON, District Judge.


WISDOM, Circuit Judge:

Clyde A. Farris developed the first successful, fully automatic system for purifying water for industrial purposes. He sold this system through Water Services, Inc. and Farris Chemical Company under the name "TREAT-A-MATIC".1

This diversity case involves the validity of the defendant Philip S. Glad's covenant not to compete against his former employer, Farris Chemical Company. Contrary to the district court...

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