Chapman & Drake v. Harrington

GLASSMAN, Justice.

The defendant, Granville Harrington, appeals a judgment entered by the Superior Court (Lincoln County) on a jury verdict awarding damages of $49,594.22 to the plaintiff insurance company, Chapman & Drake, for Harrington’s breach of a non-competition agreement entered into by the parties. We hold that the agreement is enforceable, that the amount of damages awarded is supported by the evidence, and that the trial court properly denied Harrington’s motion for a new trial. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment.

During the spring of 1979, Harrington while working for another…