Case Name: DATA SUPPLIES, INC., a Georgia corporation, Appellant, v. Louis E. COWART, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1970-11-13
Citations: 240 So. 2d 829
Docket Number: No. 70-129
Parties: DATA SUPPLIES, INC., a Georgia corporation, Appellant, v. Louis E. COWART, Appellee.
Judges: HOBSON, C. J., and LILES, J., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 240
Pages: 829–830

Head Matter:
DATA SUPPLIES, INC., a Georgia corporation, Appellant, v. Louis E. COWART, Appellee.
No. 70-129.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
Nov. 13, 1970.
John M. Mankin, of Hill, Hill & Dicken-son, Tampa, for appellant.
No appearance for appellee.

Opinion:
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.