Hawkins Chemical, Inc. v. McNea

PEDERSON, Justice.

The issues presented upon this appeal are:(1) Whether an over-broad, non-competition agreement is void or valid, but should be enforced only in a one-county area as permitted by statute.(2) Whether or not there is an obligation to pay for an over-broad, non-competition agreement if it is held to be void. We conclude that the non-competition agreement in this case is not void but is, instead, enforceable in Ward County. We further conclude that Hawkins is obligated to pay the remaining sum due under the contract. The judgment is reversed in part, affirmed in part, and…