Legal Opinion
Hulcher Services, Inc. v. R. J. Corman Railroad
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 16, 2001No. A00A2475PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Eldridge, Judge.
Hulcher Services, Inc. appeals from an adverse declaratory judgment voiding a noncompetition restrictive covenant with Daniel J. Keating, a former employee, and his new employer, R. J. Gorman Railroad Company, LLC. We affirm the determination of the trial court that the covenants as to territory, work capacity, and solicitation of customers were flagrantly overbroad and unreasonable under Georgia law for the following reasons.
Keating began work with Hulcher in 1984 in Illinois. However, until December 2, 1998, Hulcher had not required for Keating an employment agreement with a…
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