Davidson v. Butler

ON MOTION FOR REHEARING

BREWSTER, Justice.

The opinion handed down by this Court in this case on January 24, 1975, and the judgment rendered herein on that date, are hereby withdrawn and the following is hereby substituted as this Court’s opinion on the appeal of this case.

This suit for damages for the breach of a covenant not to compete in a certain area and for an injunction to prevent a continued violation of such restriction was brought by C. Rodney Butler, plaintiff, against the defendant, Doyle E. Davidson. The two men had been partners in a veterinary practice. One paragraph of their…