Hannah v. Gilbert

PRESIDING JUSTICE LUND

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff Gilbert Brothers, Inc., appeals from the order of the circuit court of Piatt County entering a judgment n.o.v. in favor of defendant Wilbur “Nick” Gilbert and against the plaintiffs Richard L. Hannah and Gilbert Brothers, Inc. Plaintiff Hannah has not appealed. We reverse.

The facts of this case are undisputed. On April 6, 1981, Richard L. Hannah filed a cause of action against Wilbur “Nick” Gilbert and Steven Gilbert. The complaint alleged that Nick had breached a non-competition clause in a contract for the sale of Gilbert…