Karamchandani v. Ground Technology, Inc

In Karamchandani v. Ground Technology, Inc., 678 S.W.2d 580 (Tex. App.--Houston 14th Dist. 1984, no writ), appellant was a shareholder in appellee, a corporation. 678 S.W.2d at 581. Appellant had filed suit seeking liquidation of appellee's assets, and subsequently two of appellee's customers received letters with copies of appellant's suit for liquidation attached. Id. Appellee sought a temporary injunction to prohibit appellant--who as a forty percent shareholder had access to information concerning appellee's clients--from sending anymore letters to appellee's clients. Id. The trial court granted a temporary injunction to preserve the status quo pending the outcome of the liquidation suit. Id. at 582. The court of appeals upheld the injunction, noting,there was evidence which the trial court could have concluded indicated that the letters to appellee's clients were written and sent by appellant. They were sent to appellee's major clients and stated that liquidation of appellee's business assets was being sought. The potential harm is obvious. The injunction was narrow and precise and prohibited only the sending of letters which could have caused irreparable harm and would have disturbed the status quo .Id.