Hudgins v. Amerimax Fabricated Products, Inc.

Phipps, Judge.

Chris A. Hudgins filed a petition for declaratory judgment to ascertain the enforceability of a noncompetition, nonsolicitation agreement. Hudgins signed the agreement when he sold his stock as part of the sale of a family-owned business. After the trial court ruled adversely to Hudgins, finding that “[h]e must now abide by the covenants to which he agreed,” Hudgins filed this appeal. Hudgins contends that the trial court used the wrong level of review and that under any standard, the restrictive covenants are unenforceable. Because we find that the territorial limitation is too…