Prairie Eye Center, Ltd. v. Butler

PRESIDING JUSTICE KNECHT

delivered the opinion of the court:

In this interlocutory appeal, plaintiff, Prairie Eye Center, Ltd. (Prairie), seeks reversal of the trial court’s order granting in part its motion for a preliminary injunction. Prairie contends it is entitled to complete relief and to force defendant’s compliance with the covenant-not-to-compete clause of the parties’ employment agreement. We reverse and remand with directions.

BACKGROUND

Defendant, Patrick J. Butler, is an ophthalmologist who specializes in the treatment of glaucoma. In February 1997, Butler entered an employment…