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HAPNEY v. CENTRAL GARAGE, INC.

No. 90-00475.

579 So.2d 127 (1991)

P. David HAPNEY, Appellant, v. CENTRAL GARAGE, INC., a Florida Corporation, D/B/a Gulfcoast Auto and Automotive Accessories and Ara Tampa, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Rehearing Denied, Dissenting Opinion substituted May 15, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas T. Steele of Fowler, White, Gillen, Boggs, Villareal & Banker, P.A., Tampa, for appellant.

Philip A. McLeod, St. Petersburg, for appellee.

PATTERSON, Judge.

This case presents the following question: whether judicial review of an employee's covenant not to compete is limited to determining the covenant's reasonableness in time and area without regard to whether the covenant reasonably relates to protecting a legitimate business interest of the employer? We answer in the negative and reverse.

FACTS

Appellee Gulfcoast is a Florida corporation engaged in the installation, repair and maintenance...

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