Legal Opinion
Raimonde v. Van Vlerah
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided April 2, 1975No. 74-366PublishedCited by 191 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPaul W. Brown, J.
Appellant seeks to enjoin the appellee from practicing veterinary medicine in violation of a contract between the parties. The Court of Appeals, relying upon Extine v. Williamson Midwest (1964), 176 Ohio St. 403, refused to enforce the contract and denied relief. AVe reverse.
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In Briggs v. Butler (1942), 140 Ohio St. 499, and in Extine, this court applied the so-called “blue pencil” test to construe two employment contracts. The “blue pencil” test provides that if unreasonable provisions exist in such, a contract, they may be stricken, if divisible, but not amended or modified. It also…
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