Fletcher v. Atlanta Board of Realtors, Inc.

Smith, Justice.

Appellee Atlanta Board of Realtors owns and operates the Georgia Institute of Real Estate (GIRE) and the National Institute of *22Real Estate (NIRE), two Atlanta-based schools offering instruction for persons preparing to take the Georgia Real Estate Licensing Test. Appellant Barney Fletcher, who formerly worked as an instructor for appellee, now directs a rival pre-licensing school for real estate brokers and salespersons.

GIRE and NIRE were not always affiliated with appellee. At one time Fletcher owned and operated NIRE, but in 1977 he sold the school to The Education…