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HURST v. HUGHES TOOL CO.

No. 78-3798.

634 F.2d 895 (1981)

William D. HURST, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HUGHES TOOL COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied February 20, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shuford, Jackson & Miller, Richard L. Jackson, Dallas, Tex., for plaintiff-appellant.

Robert A. Felsman, Fort Worth, Tex., Strasburger & Price, Patrick F. McGowan, Dallas, Tex., for defendant-appellee.

Before GODBOLD, SIMPSON and THOMAS A. CLARK, Circuit Judges.

SIMPSON, Circuit Judge:

The instant diversity case presents a problem in the law of trade secrets, which was disposed of by the district court on a motion for directed verdict in favor of defendant. We affirm.

The governing Texas law as to the use of another's trade secrets is well expressed in E. I. duPont deNemours & Co., Inc. v. Christopher, 431 F.2d 1012 (5th Cir. 1970) where we stated:

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