ATWOOD AGENCY v. BLACK

No. 26348.

374 S.C. 68 (2007)

646 S.E.2d 882

The ATWOOD AGENCY, d/b/a Atwood Vacations and d/b/a RE/MAX Lowcountry Realty, Respondent, v. John T. BLACK, Jr., David Lybrand, Elaine Shaw, and Edisto Sales and Rental Realty, Inc., Appellants.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided June 25, 2007.

Rehearing Denied July 26, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. Dawes Cooke, Jr., and John A. Jones, both of Barnwell Whaley Patterson & Helms, LLC, of Charleston, for appellants.

Lawrence E. Richter, Jr., and David K. Haller, both of Richter & Haller, LLC, of Mt. Pleasant, for respondent.


Justice MOORE:

This appeal is from a temporary injunction1 issued in an action brought by respondent Atwood Agency (Atwood) alleging that appellant Elaine Shaw misappropriated trade secrets when she left its employ. We reverse.

FACTS

Atwood is a vacation rental business on Edisto Island that matches homeowners (rental property owners) with renters (those seeking vacation accommodations). Shaw worked for Atwood as a property...

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