How Do Courts Regard Restrictive Covenants

question 50

Multiple Choice

How do courts regard restrictive covenants?

• A)Courts will assume that unless there was unfairness during the bargaining process, restrictive covenants should be upheld because the parties have freedom to contract.
• B)Courts will find all restrictive covenants to be against public policy.
• C)Courts will presume restrictive covenants to be against public policy unless the party seeking to enforce the covenant demonstrates that the restriction is reasonable.
• D)Courts will presume restrictive covenants to be reasonable unless the party seeking to avoid the covenant demonstrates that the restriction is against public policy.
• E)Courts will rewrite all restrictive covenants to make them reasonable and therefore enforceable.

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