Legal Opinion
Paramount Termite Control Co. v. Rector
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided June 9, 1989No. Record 870723PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Whiting
In this appeal, we determine the validity of non-competition agreements in certain employment contracts.
For a number of years before 1982, Paramount Termite Control Co., Inc. (Paramount) was engaged in the pest control business in the Northern Virginia, Washington, D.C., and Maryland areas. In 1982, as a condition of their continued at-will employment, Paramount’s employees Thomas A. Rector, Vernon L. Miller, Douglas N. Davis, Robert W. Lansing, and Ralph S. Moss signed non-competition agreements with Paramount.
The agreements are identical in pertinent part and provide that:
3. The Employee…
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