Burney v. Ryle & Co.

Lumpkin, Justice.

The plaintiff in error, Burney, under a contract with, one Crawford, the manager of the Massachusetts Benefit Association, an insurance company, had certain rights to transact business in the State of Georgia as the agent of that association. By a written contract he sold and assigned to the defendants in error all his right, title and interest in and to the contract with Crawford above mentioned. The assignment also contained the following covenant: “I hereby bind myself to remain with the said firm of D. M. Ryle & Co., as special agent in the State of Georgia, for one year…