Moore v. Dover Veterinary Hospital, Inc.

Dr. Joseph Moore, of Durham, a veterinarian, in*681stituted this suit for declaratory judgment seeking to have declared unenforceable a restrictive covenant entered into with his former employer, the Dover Veterinary Hospital, Inc., of Dover. Under the covenant, Dr. Moore promised not to compete with the hospital in any part of the area within a 20-mile radius of the hospital for a period of five years from the date of termination of his employment. The matter was heard before a Master (Charles T. Gallagher, Esq.) who made written findings and recommended that the covenant be held enforceable.…