Town and Country House and Home Service v. Evans
Connecticut Supreme Court
150 Conn. 314 (1963)

- Written by Rich Walter, JD
Facts
Town and Country House and Homes Service, Inc. (Town and Country) (plaintiff) employed Kenneth Evans (defendant) as a house cleaner. Prior to quitting Town and Country and opening his own cleaning business, Evans approached Town and Country’s customers and persuaded some of them to sign up for his service. Town and Country sued Evans for (1) breaching the fiduciary obligation Evans owed Town and Country to not steal its customers and (2) misappropriating Town and Country’s list of customers, which Town and Country regarded as its trade secret. The trial court dismissed the fiduciary-duty claim on the grounds that Evans had a right to start his own business in competition with Town and Country. The trial court also dismissed Town and Country’s trade-secret claim but did not explain its reasoning. Town and Country appealed to the Connecticut Supreme Court.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Shea, J.)
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