Gill v. Computer Equipment Corp.

Appellant, Earl F. Gill (Gill), sued appellee, Computer Equipment Corporation (Computer), for breach of contract in allegedly failing to honor an employment contract. A jury returned a verdict in favor of Gill in the amount of $20,000, which was set aside when the trial court entered judgment n.o.v. in favor of Computer, the defendant, upon its seasonably filed motion. The second count of Gill’s declaration asked for a declaratory judgment that a covenant not to compete was void. The trial court ruled against Gill upon that count also. Gill has filed appeals from both actions of the trial…