Ed Bertholet & Associates, Inc. v. Ed Stefanko
Indiana Court of Appeals
690 N.E.2d 361 (1998)
Relevant factsFree
Ed Stefanko (defendant) signed an employment contract with Bertholet (plaintiff) as a bail bondsman that included a non-compete covenant and a clause providing for an injunction upon any breach; after Stefanko quit and joined a competitor, Bertholet sought to enforce the covenant and requested the contractually specified injunction, but the trial court denied it for lack of a showing of irreparable harm.
IssueFree
Whether, in Indiana, contract provisions requiring the issuance of an injunction are binding on trial courts.