Anstey v. Wilson

Honeyman, J.,. . . The restrictive covenant herein involved has a time period of 20 years and covers an area of the entire United States, except Florida. The covenant was made by defendant, vendor of a small retail glass and glazing business doing business wholly within a 15 mile radius of the Borough of Pottstown. Since the basic purpose of a restrictive covenant not to compete is to protect the sale of the business, the extent and duration of the covenant must *696be reasonably related to the need for this protection. Plaintiff recognizes that both the time and the area in this covenant, as…