Legal Opinion
Howard Schultz & Associates of Southeast, Inc. v. Broniec
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 8, 1977No. 32122PublishedCited by 127 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hill, Justice.
This case involves a covenant not to compete and a covenant against disclosure of confidential information. In Rita Personnel Services v. Kot, 229 Ga. 314 (191 SE2d 79) (1972), this court was called upon to adopt or reject the "blue-pencil theory of severability” as to a covenant not to compete. In deciding that issue, the court was called upon to decide whether covenants not to compete should or should not be favored, and it was decided that they should not be favored. Thus the "blue-pencil” case, as Rita Personnel is known here, is somewhat of a landmark in this area of…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Richard P. Rita Personnel Services International, Inc. v. KotSupreme Court of Georgia · 1972
- Durham v. Stand-By Labor of Georgia, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1973
- Hood v. LeggSupreme Court of Georgia · 1925
- Taylor Freezer Sales Co. v. Sweden Freezer Eastern Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1968
- Dixie Bearings, Inc. v. WalkerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1963
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3Cited by127 opinions
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- Labriola v. Pollard Group, Inc.Washington Supreme Court · 2004
- Nasco, Inc. v. GimbertSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
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