United States Eighth Circuit

In a suit brought against defendant-lumber company to enforce a restrictive covenant not to compete, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where plaintiff could not show that the covenant was necessary to protect its goodwill or to prevent defendant from engaging in unfair competition, and thus it was unable to demonstrate a legitimate business interest justifying the restrictive covenant.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/12/2007
• Published 12/12/2007

Judges

• SMITH, Circuit Judge., Before MURPHY, MELLOY, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Corey C. Watson, argued, Los Angeles, CA, Rebecca J. Wahlquest, Los Angeles, CA, Claire Shows Hancock and Caley B. Vo, Little Rock, AR, and Patrick F. Hickey, on the brief, Detroit, MI, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Daniel L. Herrington, argued, Little Rock, AR, Michael S. Moore and H. Wayne Young Jr., Little Rock, AR, on the brief, for Appellee.