Jackson & Coker, Inc. v. Hart

Fletcher, Justice.

Appellees Hart and Lindsey are former employees of appellant Jackson & Coker, Inc., a physician placement service. Appellees entered into employment contracts with Jackson & Coker containing post-employment covenants not to compete. Subsequently appellees left the employment of Jackson & Coker and began working for a competitor. They filed this action for declaratory judgment seeking a determination that the covenants not to compete in their employment contracts are unenforceable and that OCGA § 13-8-2.1 (the Act) is unconstitutional insofar as it relates to restrictive…