BRITTAIN v. REID

22884, 22892.

220 Ga. 794 (1965)

141 S.E.2d 903

BRITTAIN et al. v. REID; and vice versa.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided April 8, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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 principle seems to be, that the restraint of trade must be limited...

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