FIELDS FOUNDATION, LTD. v. CHRISTENSEN

No. 80-1975.

103 Wis.2d 465 (1981)

309 N.W.2d 125

The FIELDS FOUNDATION, LTD., Plaintiff-Respondent and Cross-Appellant, v. Dennis D. CHRISTENSEN, Defendant-Appellant and Cross-Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided June 19, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the defendant-appellant and cross-respondent the cause was submitted on the briefs of James A. Olson and Richard L. Cates and Lawton & Cates of Madison.

For the plaintiff-respondent and cross-appellant the cause was submitted on the brief of Roger L. Gierhart and Carroll Metzner and Bell, Metzner & Gierhart, S.C. of Madison.

Before Gartzke, P.J., Bablitch, J. and Dykman, J.


GARTZKE, P.J.

Fields Foundation operates Midwest Medical Center, an abortion clinic in Madison. Dr. Dennis Christensen was the Center's medical director from 1977 through 1979. Fields brought this action against Christensen to enforce a covenant not to compete in Christensen's employment contract and for damages for breach of that contract and for defamation. The covenant restricts Christensen from engaging in a medical practice or business which is similar to the...

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