Legal Opinion
Hudson v. North Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided November 6, 1974No. 7410SC714PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAUGHN, Judge.
Plaintiff, with some logic, attacks the agreement in question with the same arguments that are generally advanced to vitiate covenants not to compete contained in employment contracts. A covenant not to compete is a provision embodied in an employment contract whereby an employee promises not to engage in competitive employment with his employer after termination of employment. Such a covenant is valid and enforceable only if given for a valuable consideration and if the restrictions are reasonable as to terms, time and territory. Greene Company v. Kelley, 261 N.C. 166, 134 S.E.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Muggill v. Reuben H. Donnelley Corp.California Supreme Court · 1965
- The Rochester Corporation v. W. L. Rochester, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1971
- James C. Greene Company v. KelleySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1964
- Food Fair Stores, Inc. v. GreeleyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1972
- Van Pelt v. Berefco, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1965
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Anderson v. Farm Bur. Mut. Ins. Co. of IdahoIdaho Court of Appeals · 1987
- Eastern Carolina Internal Medicine, P.A. v. FaidasCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2002
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