Legal Opinion
Alston Studios, Inc. v. Lloyd v. Gress & Associates
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided February 28, 1974No. 73-1152PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIDENER, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from an action involving the termination of a written contract of employment and the effect of that termination upon non-competition and severance compensation provisions of the contract. The suit was instigated by Alston Studios, Inc. (Alston) against Lloyd V. Gress & Associates and Lloyd V. Gress (Gress) seeking enforcement of a covenant not to compete and damages for its breach. Gress filed a counterclaim alleging that the noncompetition provision was unenforceable as a matter of law and that he was entitled to severance compensation whether or not…
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