Woodward Ins., Inc. v. White

1 Citing case

  1. Woodward Ins., Inc. v. White

    437 N.E.2d 59 (Ind. 1982)   Cited 73 times
    Recognizing employer is entitled to protect business goodwill including secret or confidential information such as customers' names, addresses and requirements and the business advantage acquired through salesman's customer contacts, but not the skill the employee acquires or the general knowledge or information he obtains not directly related to goodwill or value of business

    The Court of Appeals, First District, affirmed the decision of the trial court. Woodward Ins., Inc. v. White, (1981) Ind. App., 425 N.E.2d 258. The questions presented for our review are whether the trial court properly entered summary judgment in finding that the covenant not to compete contained in the stock purchase offer to White was void and unenforceable, and also whether the insurance company's customer information constitutes trade secrets and confidential information, thereby making use of such information by a former employee constitute unfair competition.