Gillespie v. Carbondale & Marion Eye Centers, Ltd.

PRESIDING JUSTICE CHAPMAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

The appellant, Dr. John N. Gillespie, appeals from the trial court’s order enforcing a restrictive covenant not to compete. We affirm.

On March 20, 1992, Dr. Gillespie entered into a two-year employment contract with Carbondale and Marion Eye Centers, Ltd. (Eye Center). The contract explicitly included a restrictive covenant prohibiting Dr. Gillespie from practicing ophthalmology within 50 miles of any office of the Eye Center for two years subsequent to the termination of his employment relationship with the Eye Center. However, at…