Walker Regional Medical Center, Inc. v. McDonald

MADDOX, Justice.

The United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama has certified to this Court the following questions, pursuant to Rule 18, Ala.R.App.P.:

“(1) Is the portion of the agreement wherein defendant agreed ‘to establish a practice of obstetrics and gynecology exclusively in Jasper, Alabama ... for a period of not fewer than forty-eight (48) consecutive months’ an illegal restraint on [the defendant’s] profession and, to that extent, void under Alabama Code [1975,] § 8-l-l(a) as against public policy?

“(2) If the above-referenced provision of the agreement is void…