Legal Opinion
AGA, LLC v. Rubin
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided May 2, 2000No. A00A0064PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Blackburn, Presiding Judge.
AGA, LLC appeals the trial court’s order granting Dr. Raymond Rubin’s petition for a temporary restraining order which precludes AGA from enforcing the provisions of the noncompetition clause con tained in Rubin’s employment contract. The trial court determined that the territorial limitation contained in the contract was over-broad and unenforceable because the territory was undefinable until Rubin’s employment ended. We agree.
Unlike a contract in general restraint of trade, a restrictive covenant in an employment contract is considered to be in partial restraint…
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- Koger Properties, Inc. v. Adams-Cates CompanySupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
- Dougherty, McKinnon & Luby, P.C. v. Greenwald, Denzik & Davis, P.C.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
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