Zeff, Farrington & Associates, Inc. v. Farrington

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Hodges.

At issue here is the reasonableness of a covenant not to compete in an employment contract involving professional services. We refer to the parties as they appeared in trial court, where plaintiff in error was plaintiff and defendant in error was defendant.

Plaintiff employer sued to enjoin defendant employee from violating a covenant not to compete and for damages. Plaintiff is engaged in the business of soil engineering and employed defendant as a soil engineer. Plaintiff and defendant, who are licensed civil engineers, both being represented by counsel, entered…