Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District / Jan 27, 2020
MFA OIL COMPANY, Plaintiff-Respondent v. KEVIN MARTIN and MARTIN PROPANE, LLC, Defendants-Appellants
Kevin Martin appealed the trial court's judgment enforcing a covenant not to compete with his former employer, MFA Oil Company. Martin argued the covenant was overbroad, superseded by a later employment agreement, and a prohibited restraint of trade under section 431.202, RSMo. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's judgment, finding the covenant reasonable as modified, not superseded, and that section 431.202 did not apply to this type of non-compete agreement.