Legal Opinion
Burdine v. Brooks
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 10, 1949No. 16775, 16799, 16823PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Wyatt, Justice.
Contracts in general restraint of trade are void. Code, § 20-504. But a contract regarding a lawful and useful business or profession in partial restraint of trade, and reasonably limited as to time and territory, and not otherwise unreasonable, is not void. Rakestraw v. Lanier, 104 Ga. 188 (30 S. E. 735); Hood v. Legg, 160 Ga. 620, 627 (128 S. E. 891); Strauss v. Phillips, 180 Ga. 641 (180 S. E. 123); Kutash v. Gluckman, 193 Ga. 805 (20 S. E. 2d, 128).
“A distinction exists between that class of contracts binding one to desist from the practice of a learned profession, and…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Rakestraw v. LanierSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
- Hood v. LeggSupreme Court of Georgia · 1925
- Shirk v. Loftis Bros.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1918
- Griffin v. VandegriffSupreme Court of Georgia · 1949
- McAuliffe v. VaughanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1911
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Rash v. Toccoa Clinic Medical AssociatesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
- Dixie Bearings, Inc. v. WalkerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1963
- Insurance Center, Inc. v. HamiltonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1963
- H & R Block, Inc., Cross v. George R. McCaslin D/B/A the Tax Man, CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- McMurray v. BatemanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1965
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