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· 3/23/1962

Lareau v. O'Nan

Citations

  • 355 S.W.2d 679
  • 1962 Ky. LEXIS 80

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • requiring defendant to show “very serious inequit[y]” before considering a restrictive covenant to be contrary to public policy
  • \[T]he policy of this state is to enforce [non-competition clauses] unless very serious inequities would result.\
  • “the damages the clinic might suffer…though intangible, are sufficient to justify invoking the injunctive powers of the courts…there is no adequate remedy at law.”
  • physician could practice anywhere in nation but Henderson County, Kentucky
  • citation and internal 681 (Ky. 1962) (“[T]he policy of this state is to enforce quotation marks omitted). We find no such strong showing, [noncompetition clauses] unless very serious inequities would or indeed any showing at all, in the case before us. result.”
  • distinguishing Calhoun v. Everman, 242 S.W.2d 100 (Ky.1951

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Judges: Cullen, Palmore

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