HEFNER v. DEUTSCHER

No. 119,201.

464 P.3d 367 (2020)

William F. HEFNER, Appellee, v. Chris A. DEUTSCHER, Charles O. Rottinghaus, and Drs. Deutscher & Rottinghaus, Optometrists, P.A., (f/k/a Drs. Deutscher, Hefner & Rottinghaus, Optometrists, P.A., Appellants.

Court of Appeals of Kansas.

Opinion filed April 10, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles T. Engel and Derek D. Ulrich , of Engel Law, P.A., of Topeka, and Jay F. Fowler and Amy S. Lemley , of Foulston Siefkin LLP, of Wichita, for appellants.

Roger N. Walter , of Morris, Laing, Evans, Brock & Kennedy, Chartered, of Topeka, for appellee.

Before Hill, P.J., Green and Warner, JJ.


This litigation arises out of the termination of William F. Hefner from a corporation of optometrists for threatening to breach the noncompete clause of his employment agreement with the corporation. Hefner, Chris A. Deutscher, and Charles O. Rottinghaus were all optometrists who practiced together as Drs. Deutscher, Hefner & Rottinghaus...

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