Barrett v. Curtis

CLAUDE WILLIAMS, Justice.

This appeal is from a judgment awarding appellee actual and exemplary damages for breach of a restrictive covenant contained in a written sales contract.

On May IS, 1962 Foy Barrett sold and conveyed his automobile wrecker service business located in Grand Prairie, Texas to Jesse C. Curtis. The contract of sale imposed upon the seller the following restriction :

“That he, the said Foy Barrett, shall not at any time hereafter within a period of 10 years from date of closing of this transaction open or operate, or seek or become employed in any like business, either for…