Court of Appeals of Georgia November 12, 1999, A99A1483 (Herndon v. Waller)

POPE, Presiding Judge.

Veterinarian Walter P. Waller signed a one-year renewable lease on a building owned by veterinarian Michael Herndon in Canton. The lease between Waller and Herndon contained a “No Compete” clause providing that if Waller should decide “to sever ties with (Herndon), (Waller) agrees not to operate as a Veterinarian for a distance of fifteen (15) miles and a period of two (2)