Carroll v. Ralston & Associates, P.C.

Blackburn, Judge.

Randy Carroll appeals the trial court’s order preliminarily enjoining him from competing with the business he previously sold to Ralston & Associates, P.C. (Ralston). Carroll contends that the covenant not to compete, on which the injunction was based, was too broad and ambiguous to be enforceable.

On May 31, 1995, Carroll sold his accounting and bookkeeping business to Ralston. As part of that transaction, Carroll transferred his customer list and client files, among other assets, to Ralston. As part of the sales agreement, Carroll signed a covenant not to compete which…