Clinch Valley Physicians, Inc. v. Garcia

In this appeal, we decide whether a noncompetition provision in a year-to-year employment contract applies upon its- nonrenewal, as well as upon its termination for cause.

Clinch Valley Physicians, Inc. (CVP) is a professional corporation whose shareholders are physicians who practice in the Rich-lands area and are employed by CVP. Each physician was employed pursuant to a uniform contract drafted by CVP. In the latter part of 1984, CVP and its physician-employees, including Dr. Luis A. Garcia, agreed to CVP’s amendment of the contract.

The following provisions of various articles of this…