Eric N. Lucy
v.
Platinum Services, Inc., now known as Platinum Supplemental Insurance, Inc., and Wayne Briggs
Appellee
Eric N. Lucy
Appellant
Platinum Services, Inc., now known as Platinum Supplemental Insurance, Inc., and Wayne Briggs
Attorney for the Appellee
Christopher C. Fry and McKenzie R. Hill
Attorney for the Appellant
Kevin J. Visser, Paul D. Gamez, and Thomas D. Wolle
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Dubuque County, Monica L. Wittig, Judge. AFFIRMED ON APPEAL; REVERSED ON CROSS-APPEAL. Considered by Doyle, P.J., and Tabor and McDonald, JJ. Opinion by McDonald, J. (11 pages)
Both plaintiff, Eric Lucy, and defendants, Platinum Services, Inc. and Wayne Briggs, appeal the district court’s ruling on summary judgment regarding a contract dispute. OPINION HOLDS: The two contracts at issue, one between Lucy and Platinum and another between Lucy and Briggs, do not incorporate each other. Briggs may not cease payments upon Lucy’s breach of a non-compete covenant between Lucy and Platinum. The term of the relevant non-compete covenant is two years.