Boland v. Georgia Eye Institute, Inc.

Johnson, Presiding Judge.

Ryan Boland, M. D., sued Georgia Eye Institute, Inc. (“GEI”) and Memorial Medical Center, Inc. (“MMC”) for alleged breach of an employment agreement. Boland filed this appeal from the grant of summary judgment to GEI and MMC on Counts 1 and 3 of his complaint and from the denial of his motion for summary judgment on Count 1.

The record shows that in December 1992 Boland signed a contract agreeing to cease the private practice of opthalmology and be employed by GEI, a subsidiary of MMC. The agreement had an initial term of ten years and provided for an annual base…