WEED EATER, INC. v. DOWLING

No. 17103.

562 S.W.2d 898 (1978)

WEED EATER, INC., Appellant, v. Thomas W. DOWLING, Jr., Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

Rehearing Denied March 9, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kronzer, Abraham & Watkins, Michol O'Connor, Houston, for appellant.

Soffar & Levit, William D. Soffar, Houston, for appellee.


COLEMAN, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from an order denying a temporary injunction. Weed Eater, Inc., sued Thomas W. Dowling to enforce the provisions of an employment agreement containing a covenant not to compete and a covenant against the disclosure of trade secrets or confidential information. The trial court enjoined Dowling from revealing trade secrets or confidential information, but refused to enforce the covenant not to compete.

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