Murfreesboro Medical Clinic, P.A. v. Udom

166 S.W.3d 674 (2005)

MURFREESBORO MEDICAL CLINIC, P.A.

v.

David UDOM.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Nashville.

February 2, 2005 Session.

June 29, 2005.

Douglas B. Janney, III, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellant, David Udom.

Josh A. McCreary, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, for the appellee, Murfreesboro Medical Clinic, P.A.

OPINION

BIRCH, JR., JJ., joined. JANICE M. HOLDER, J., filed a concurring and dissenting opinion. FRANK F. DROWOTA, III, C.J., not participating.

The issue presented in this case is whether a covenant not to compete is enforceable between a physician and his former employer, a…