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WHITE v. ALLEN

Nos. 2585, 2610, 69-74.

232 So.2d 766 (1970)

Carl F. WHITE, Appellant, v. Donald G. ALLEN, J. Richard Graves, Jr., George W. Elston, Jr., and Ira McAlpin, Jr., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Certified as Question of Great Public Interest April 7, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William S. Blalock and Herbert A. Langston, Jr., Orlando, for appellant.

Gordon B. Johnston, of Mitchell, Sharp & Johnston, and Michael O'Haire, of Smith, Heath, Smith & O'Haire, Vero Beach, for appellees.

PER CURIAM.

We affirm and in so doing hold that the term "business" as used in the exceptions to F.S. 1967, Section 542.12, F.S.A., which prohibits contracts in restraint of trade, also includes a profession or trade. Thus, the various contracts in restraint of trade allowed under the exceptions to F.S. 1967, Section 542.12, F.S.A., are also permissible when used in professions or trades.

The basis of our reasoning is the same as that found in Judge Mann's...

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