Legal Opinion
In Re Norquist
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Washington
Decided September 19, 1984No. 17-03390PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JOHN M. KLOBUCHER, Bankruptcy Judge.
The issue in this case is whether the debtor-in-possession may avoid the impact of a “Covenant Not to Compete” by rejecting his partnership agreement as an execu-tory contract under 11 U.S.C. § 365.
Briefly, Dr. Norquist, an orthopedist, entered into a partnership agreement with the Rockwood Clinic (the Clinic) in Spokane, Washington. His partnership agreement provided that should he leave the Clinic for whatever reason, he would not practice medicine in the Spokane area for a period of two years. After Dr. Norquist was terminated by the…
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