Alexander & Alexander, Inc. v. Wohlman
Court of Appeals of Washington
1Opinion of the CourtRingold, J.
This matter concerns the validity of non-competition covenants entered into by employees of a local insurance brokerage firm, Maier & Sargent, Inc. (MS), upon the sale of its business to Alexander & Alexander, Inc. (A&A), a national insurance brokerage firm.
The trial court held the covenants unenforceable upon three grounds: (1) as to the defendant Wohlman, there was no mutual assent; (2) as to both defendants Harrison P. Sargent, Jr., and Wohlman, the covenants were not supported by consideration, and (3) the covenants were unreasonable and therefore invalid.
We reverse and remand for a trial…
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