Brittain v. Reid

220 Ga. 794 (1965)

141 S.E.2d 903

BRITTAIN et al.

v.

REID; and vice versa.

22884, 22892.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Argued March 8, 1965.

Decided April 8, 1965.

William C. Calhoun, for plaintiffs in error.

Cohen, Cohen & Slaton, James E. Slaton, contra.

HEAD, Presiding Justice.

1. Where the owner of a business conveys it and the good will of the business by written contract for a valuable consideration and agrees not to compete with the purchaser, and the agreement is reasonably limited as to territory, it need not be limited as to time. In Goodman v. Henderson, 58 Ga. 567, 569, this court said: "The…