Legal Opinion
Jenkins v. Jenkins Irrigation, Inc.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 5, 1979No. 34865PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hill, Justice.
This is a covenant not to compete case. It is not the usual employee restrictive covenant case, however.
Prior to May 22, 1978, defendant-appellant Michael Jenkins and plaintiff-appellee Charles Davenport each owned 50% of the stock of plaintiff-appellee Jenkins Irrigation, Inc., a Georgia corporation with its office in Norcross, Georgia. Jenkins Irrigation, Inc., was engaged in the business of installing, servicing and repairing underground lawn sprinkler systems, both automatic and manual.
On May 28,1978, plaintiff-appellee Lucy Davenport, as buyer, purchased Michael Jenkins’…
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