Florida District Courts of Appeal, 1970

Data Supplies, Inc. v. Cowart

Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided November 13, 1970 · Hobson, Liles, Mann

240 So. 2d 829; 1970 Fla. App. LEXIS 5658 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Cases that cite this one

4 later published cases cite this decision.

Miller Mechanical, Inc. v. Ruth (Fla. 1974)
Graphic Business Systems, Inc. v. Rogge (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1982)
Silvers v. Dis-Com Securities, Inc. (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1981)
Chessick Clinic, PA v. Jones (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1979)

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Opinion of the Court

MANN, Judge.

The trial judge held that the contract not to engage in a competing business within a reasonable area for a reasonable time was valid but refused to enjoin Cowart from violating his agreement. Fla.Stat. § 542.12, F.S.A. (1969). The establishment of a legal right carries with it a duty on the judge’s part to grant an appropriate remedy. See Akey v. Murphy, Fla.1970, 238 So.2d 94, 95.

Reversed and remanded.

HOBSON, C. J., and LILES, J., concur.

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