Herman v. Newman Signs, Inc.

417 N.W.2d 179 (1987)

Raymond R. HERMAN d/b/a Signs of Bismarck, Plaintiff and Appellee,

v.

NEWMAN SIGNS, INC., Defendant and Appellant.

Civ. No. 870249.

Supreme Court of North Dakota.

December 29, 1987.

Gilje, Greenwood & Dalsted, Jamestown, for defendant and appellant; argued by John E. Greenwood.

Tschider & Smith, Bismarck, for plaintiff and appellee; argued by David A. Tschider.

ERICKSTAD, Chief Justice.

This appeal is about the validity of a covenant not to compete contained within a contract for the sale of assets of a billboard advertising business. Purchaser, Newman Signs, Inc., appeals from…