Sunstates Refrigerated Services, Inc. v. Griffin

Ruffin, Judge.

The appellant filed a complaint for damages and a permanent injunction against Griffin, its former chief executive officer, and Griffin’s business associates (appellees herein) alleging, inter alia, breach of an employment agreement between the appellant and Griffin. The appellees filed a counterclaim seeking a declaratory judgment concerning the validity of the noncompetition provisions of the employment contract.

Griffin’s employment contract included a series of four specific non-competition covenants providing that for two (2) years after the contract’s termination, he would…