Key legal question
Whether the contractual non-compete remained enforceable after the employee resigned for a justified employer-attributable reason.
Extracted holding
The non-compete fell away because the employee terminated the employment relationship for a justified reason attributable to the employer.
Extracted reasoning
Art. 340c OR applies broadly: a justified reason exists when, on reasonable commercial grounds, there is an important cause for resignation. Here the employee had become commercially no longer acceptable to the employer, was pushed to change jobs, faced an unfavorable proposed new commission contract, and had to expect a termination at an inopportune time; the employer was chiefly responsible for these circumstances.