Jones v. Deeter

OPINION

On February 1, 1993, respondent Mark Deeter dba Deeter Lighting (“Deeter”) employed appellant Larry Jones (“Jones”) as an assistant in Deeter’s business. Deeter is mainly a supplier of lighting equipment such as fixtures, ballasts and bulbs for commercial and industrial accounts. However, Deeter also performs lighting services including retrofitting, which involves replacing an existing lighting system with another more cost-efficient, energy-saving and technologically-advanced system.

Without professional assistance, Deeter personally drafted a non-compete agreement (also referred to…