Cherry, Bekaert & Holland v. Brown

The accounting firm of Cherry, Bekaert Holland, (hereinafter "CB H"), appeals from the trial court's summary judgment in favor of J. Charles Brown in his action for a judgment declaring that paragraph 15.9 of the CB H partnership agreement entered into by Brown after he began work with CB H constituted an unenforceable covenant not to compete under Alabama law. Brown cross-appeals from the trial court's entry of summary judgment in favor of CB H on his claim that CB H had tortiously interfered with his business. We affirm.

In 1979, Brown became a partner in CB H's Mobile, Alabama, office. In…