Central Control Alarm Corp. v. Black (In Re Central Watch, Inc.)

MEMORANDUM DECISION

C. N. CLEVERT, Bankruptcy Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

The issues before the court involved the rights of the reorganized Chapter 11 debtor, Central Control Alarm Corp., (Central) and Gary Black, its former president, under a prepetition employment contract which was neither assumed nor rejected in the Chapter 11 proceeding. In its amended complaint, filed on November 5, 1981, Central essentially sought to enforce a restrictive covenant provision in the employment contract. Gary Black on the other hand contended that the restrictive covenant should not be enforced because it was an…