Legal Opinion
Orkin Exterminating Co. v. Mills
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 1, 1962No. 21753, 21803PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Duckworth, Chief Justice.
With full knowledge of the numerous decisions by this court involving contracts of the class here in question this court clearly and correctly stated the elements essential to validity in Thomas v. Coastal Indus. Services, Inc., 214 Ga. 832 (108 SE2d 328), as follows: “Reasonableness as to territory depends, not so much on the geographical size of the territory, as on the reasonableness of the territorial re striction in view of the facts and circumstances of the case. Rakestraw v. Lanier, 104 Ga. 188, 195 (30 SE 735, 69 ASR 154). ‘. . . as a matter of law, such a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Rakestraw v. LanierSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
- Thomas v. Coastal Industrial Services, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1959
- Kirshbaum v. JonesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1949
- Burdine v. BrooksSupreme Court of Georgia · 1949
- NORTHEAST GEORGIA ARTIFICIAL BREEDERS ASSOCIATION INC. v. BrownSupreme Court of Georgia · 1953
3Cited by20 opinions
- Budget Rent-A-Car Corporation of America v. Samuel FeinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
- McMurray v. BatemanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1965
- Beckman v. Cox Broadcasting Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1982
- Auto Club Affiliates, Inc. v. DonaheyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1973
- Marcoin, Inc. v. WaldronSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
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