Which of the Following Was the Result in John Miller

question 31

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was the result in John Miller v. Jay Preefer, Richard Preefer, Compromised Management, Inc. and Palm Beach Ale House and Raw Bar, Inc., the case in the text involving Florida law in which the plaintiff claimed that a covenant not to compete in regard to the restaurant business entered into in conjunction with a settlement agreement was unenforceable as a violation of public policy?

• A) That Florida law provides for enforceability of covenants not to compete under specific circumstances including when entered into as part of a settlement agreement.
• B) That all covenants not to compete, including the one at issue, were illegal under Florida law.
• C) That Florida law enforces all covenants not to compete.
• D) That the covenant not to compete was illegal only because the time constraint was excessive.
• E) That the plaintiff waited too long to sue after the final judgment incorporating the covenant not to compete and that the covenant not to compete was, therefore, enforceable.

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