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BANDERA DRILLING CO. v. SLEDGE DRILLING

No. 11-08-00284-CV.

293 S.W.3d 867 (2009)

BANDERA DRILLING CO., INC. and Rayburn L. Brazzel, Appellants, v. SLEDGE DRILLING CORP., Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Eastland.

August 6, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Henry, Rickey J. Brantley, Jose, Henry, Brantley, MacLean & Alvarado, L.L.P., David E. Keltner, Matthew D. Stayton, Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP. Fort Worth, Roger D. Graham, Southlake, for appellants.

David H. Smith, Jill C. Pennington, Joni J. Ogle, John A. Jad Davis, Davis, Gerald & Cremer, P.C., Midland, for appellee.

Panel consists of: WRIGHT, C.J., McCALL, J., and STRANGE, J.

OPINION

RICK STRANGE, Justice.

This is a dispute over the enforceability of a covenant not to compete. The trial court reformed the covenant by reducing the covered territory, found that the reformed covenant was enforceable, and granted injunctive relief. We reverse and remand.

I. Background Facts

In 2005, David W. Sledge and Spencer Armour were working for a large drilling company but were interested in operating their own company...

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