HYDE v. C M VENDING CO., INC.

No. 85-157.

703 S.W.2d 862 (1986)

288 Ark. 218

Bert S. HYDE et al., Appellants, v. C M VENDING CO., INC., Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

Substituted Opinion on Denial of Rehearing March 17, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gordon & Gordon by Allen Gordon, Morrilton, Peel & Eddy by Richard Peel, Russellville, for appellants.

Mobley & Smith by William F. Smith, Russellville, for appellee.


NEWBERN, Justice.

The principal question presented by the appellants is whether a covenant not to compete, contained in a contract for the sale of a business, is unreasonable due to its length of duration and thus uneforceable. The chancellor upheld the provision, and we agree that it was not of an unreasonable duration under the circumstances presented here. The appellants further contend the chancellor erred in awarding an injunction enforcing the covenant against...

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