Century Business Services, Inc. v. Urban

Boyle, M.J., Judge.

{¶ 1} At issue in this appeal is the freedom to contract and the enforceability of noncompetition and nonsolicitation agreements associated with the sale of a business. Significant to this analysis is whether these agreements, when they are entered into contemporaneously with the sale of a business, should be distinguished from ones that are entered into by employees as consideration for employment. The trial court declared that the restrictive covenants at issue in this case were reasonable and enforceable as modified. Because we hold that the agreements should be afforded…