Legal Opinion
Brittain v. Reid
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided April 8, 1965No. 22884, 22892PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Head, Presiding Justice.
Where the owner of a business conveys it and the good will of the business by written contract for a valuable consideration and agrees not to compete with the purchaser, and the agreement is reasonably limited as to territory, it need not be limited as to time. In Goodman v. Hender*797son, 58 Ga. 567, 569, this court said: “The principle seems to be, that the restraint of trade must be limited in territory, limitation in time not affecting the validity of the contract. It may be forever, and still good.” The rule stated in the Goodman case has always been the rule in…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Fort Leavenworth Railroad v. LoweSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- Orkin Ex. Co. Inc., So. Georgia v. DewberrySupreme Court of Georgia · 1949
- Lydia Pinkham Medicine Co. v. GibbsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1899
- Elliott v. MarshallSupreme Court of Georgia · 1934
- Alabama Midland Railway Co. v. GuilfordSupreme Court of Georgia · 1902
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Hodges v. YoumansCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
- Lawson v. Duke Oil Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
- Moore v. Wachovia Mortgage Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
- Webster v. Star Distributing Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1978
- Bennett v. Georgia Industrial Catering Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1966
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