Bayly, Martin & Fay, Inc. v. Pickard

780 P.2d 1168 (1989)

BAYLY, MARTIN & FAY, INC., an Oklahoma Corporation, Appellant,

v.

Daniel D. PICKARD, Appellee.

No. 68700.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

September 26, 1989.

William R. Grimm, Wm. Brad Heckenkemper, Tulsa, for appellant.

Jon R. Running, Tulsa, for appellee.

KAUGER, Justice.

On June 14, 1989, we granted certiorari to consider a question of first impression: whether a court may modify an otherwise void covenant not to compete so that the covenant constitutes a reasonable restraint on trade falling outside the forbidden parameters of 15 O.S. 1981 § 217. Section 217 provides:

"Every contract…