Sja Associates, Inc. v. Gilder, Unpublished Decision (7-11-2002)

JOURNAL ENTRY AND OPINION

{¶ 1} Plaintiff-appellant, SJA Associates, Inc., appeals the trial court's dismissal of its case against one of its former independent contractors, defendant-appellee, Kenneth Gilder.1 For the reasons that follow we reverse the judgment of the trial court and remand this matter for a determination of the reasonableness of the non-compete clause at issue in this case.

{¶ 2} Appellant is a mobile disc jockey business, which uses subcontractors to provide services to clients for a variety of different social events. Appellant obtains engagements for which it is paid…