Dominic Wenzell, D.M.D. P.C. v. Ingrim

OPINION

FABE, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Dominic Wenzell purchased a private dental clinic in Anchorage from Guy Ingrim. The purchase agreement included a "Covenant Not to Compete" prohibiting Ingrim from the "practice of dentistry" within fifteen miles of his old elinie for two years and within ten miles for an additional three years. One year after the sale, Ingrim began employment as a dentist at the Alaska Native Medical Center (ANMC), two miles away from the clinic. Wenzell sued in superior court for breach of the covenant not to compete. The superior court found as a matter of law that…