Legal Opinion

Carpetcare Multiservices, LLC v. Carle.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 3, 2018No. A18A1094PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Rickman, Judge.

*497 Carpetcare Multiservices, LLC sued former independent contractor Elgin Thomas Carle for breach of contract due to his alleged violation of a non-compete covenant. Carle filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings that the trial court granted. The trial court found that the non-compete covenant was void and unenforceable because it did not contain a geographic limitation as required by OCGA § 13-8-53 (a). On appeal, Carpetcare contends that the trial court erred in finding the non-compete covenant void and unenforceable. For the following reasons, we affirm.

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2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Deal v. ColemanSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
  2. McMurray v. BatemanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1965
  3. Lapolla Industries, Inc. v. HessCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
  4. Mayor of Garden City v. HarrisSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018
  5. Raiford v. KramerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974

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