Legal Opinion

White v. Fletcher/Mayo/Associates, Inc.

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided June 24, 1983No. 39248PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Bell, Justice.

This is a suit by a former employee of an advertising company for a declaration that certain non-competition covenants he agreed to are unenforceable because they are against public policy.

In 1973 appellant, Eldredge White, graduated from college and was hired by Fletcher/Mayo/Associates, Inc. (FMA) a marketing, advertising, and sales promotion company based in St. Joseph, Missouri. He was transferred to Atlanta in November of 1977 as a corporate vice-president and manager of the Atlanta office, and was named a senior vice-president in May 1981.

FMA began merger negotiations with…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Howard Schultz & Associates of Southeast, Inc. v. BroniecSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
  2. Rakestraw v. LanierSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
  3. Richard P. Rita Personnel Services International, Inc. v. KotSupreme Court of Georgia · 1972
  4. Hood v. LeggSupreme Court of Georgia · 1925
  5. Jenkins v. Jenkins Irrigation, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1979

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Palmer & Cay, Inc. v. Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2005
  2. Watson v. Waffle House, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1985
  3. Orkin Exterminating Co. v. WalkerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
  4. Rash v. Toccoa Clinic Medical AssociatesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
  5. Physician Specialists in Anesthesia, P.C. v. MacNeillCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000

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