Sutton v. Iowa Trenchless, L.C.

Iowa Trenchless, L.C. appeals the district court’s decision granting declaratory relief from a covenant not to compete to Michael Sutton, a former owner and employee of Iowa Trenchless. Iowa Trench-less contends the district court erred in applying the standards governing the reasonableness of an employer-employee covenant not to compete to this case, which involves a business owner’s sale of his interest. Iowa Trenchless asks that we adopt a less stringent review and grant more deference to covenants not to compete between owners, which are ancillary to the sale of a business. It contends if…