Opinion
No. 70-129.
November 13, 1970.
Appeal from the Circuit Court, Hillsborough County, James A. Lenfestey, J.
John M. Mankin, of Hill, Hill Dickenson, Tampa, for appellant.
No appearance for appellee.
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.