HUNTER OF WISCONSIN, INC. v. HAMILTON

No. 79-1473.

101 Wis.2d 460 (1981)

304 N.W.2d 752

ROLLINS BURDICK HUNTER OF WISCONSIN, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant-Petitioner, v. Kirk W. HAMILTON and David B. Hays, Defendants-Respondents.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided April 29, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the petitioner there were briefs by Stephen T. Jacobs, William F. Flynn and Reinhart, Boerner, Van Deuren, Norris & Rieselbach, S.C., of Milwaukee, and oral argument by Mr. Jacobs.

For the respondents there was a brief by Craig W. Nelson and Piette, Knoll & Nelson of Milwaukee, and oral argument by Craig W. Nelson.


Reversing and remanding 97 Wis.2d 758, 295 N.W.2d 834.

WILLIAM G. CALLOW, J.

On this review we must consider, first, whether a noncompetition agreement which prohibits a former employee from soliciting clients of the former employer for a specified time is unreasonable as a matter of law for failing to contain a territorial limitation expressed in geographic terms; and second, whether such an agreement is unreasonable as a matter of law if it prohibits solicitation...

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