Legal Opinion
H & R Block Tax Services, Inc. v. Circle a Enterprises, Inc.
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided March 4, 2005No. S-03-750PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStephan, J.
This is an appeal from a determination by the district court for Lincoln County that a covenant not to compete included in a franchise agreement between H & R Block Tax Services, Inc. (H & R Block), and Circle A Enterprises, Inc., was unenforceable as a matter of law.
BACKGROUND
On April 2,1985, T. Joan Kelsey and H & R Block entered into a satellite franchise agreement authorizing Kelsey to operate an H & R Block tax preparation business in Ogallala, Nebraska. On May 19, 1986, Kelsey assigned the agreement to Circle A Enterprises, a corporation of which she was the president. On the same date,…
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