Legal Opinion
Otto v. Weber
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided January 14, 1986No. C0-85-1247PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LANSING, Judge.
Marty J. Weber appeals from a permanent injunction restraining him from competing in the land surveying business with respondent Otto Associates Engineers & Land Surveyors, Inc. We reverse.
FACTS
This case presents the issue whether a covenant not to compete contained in a buy-out agreement between two closely held corporations is personally binding on the individual who signed the agreement as president of his corporation.
In 1977 Marty Weber incorporated his land surveying business as M.J. Weber, Inc. Marty Weber and his wife, Diane Weber, were president and vice…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Wahlgren v. Bausch & Lomb Optical Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1934
- Schnucks Twenty-Five, Inc. v. BettendorfMissouri Court of Appeals · 1979
- B & Y Metal Painting, Inc. v. BallSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1979
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3Cited by2 opinions
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