Hansen v. Edwards

426 P.2d 792 (1967)

Dr. Richard E. HANSEN, Appellant,

v.

Dr. William A. EDWARDS, Respondent.

No. 5309

Supreme Court of Nevada

April 21, 1967

Bissett, Logar & Groves, of Reno, for Appellant.

Echeverria and Osborne, and John T. Coffin, of Reno, for Respondent.

OPINION

ZENOFF, Justice.

Dr. William Edwards, a practitioner of podiatry for many years in the Reno area, commenced this action for injunctive relief and damages based upon a breach of a post-employment covenant. The restriction was contained in an employment contract between the two parties and basically provided that Hansen, the employee, was not…