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Okla. Stat. tit. 15, § 219 (2026)

Restraint of trade - Exception as to partners

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Partners may, upon or in anticipation of a dissolution of the partnership, agree that none of them will carry on a similar business within a specified county and any county or counties contiguous thereto, or a specified city or town or any part thereof. Provided, that any such agreement which is otherwise lawful but which exceeds the territorial limitations specified by this section may be deemed valid, but only within the county comprising the primary place of the conduct of the business of the subject partnership and within any counties contiguous thereto. R.L.1910, § 980.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1956–2026 · leading case: Bayly, Martin & Fay, Inc. v. Pickard, 780 P.2d 1168 (Okla. 1989).
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Bayly, Martin & Fay, Inc. v. Pickard, 780 P.2d 1168 (Okla. 1989). “" Title 15 O.S.1981 § 219 provides: “Partners may, upon or in anticipation of a dissolution of the partnership, agree that none of them will carry on a similar business within the same city or town where the partnership business has been transacted, or within a specified part…”
Howard v. Nitro-Lift Tech., L.L.C., 273 P.3d 20 (Okla. 2011). “4 They contain provisions, for the period of two years, prohibiting: 1) employment with any oil or gas entity located in the United States and generating five percent (5%) of its gross revenues from nitrogen generation; 2) solicitation of any past or present Nitro-Lift customer…”
Brown v. Stough, 292 P.2d 176 (Okla. 1956). “” 15 O.S.1951 § 219, provides: “Partners may, upon or in anticipation of a dissolution of the partnership, agree that none of them will carry on a similar business within the same city or town where the partnership business has been transacted, or within a specified part thereof.”
TruGreen Ltd. P'ship v. Oklahoma Landscape, Inc. (N.D. Okla. 2021). · cites it 2× “§ 218 provides an exception with respect to the sale of goodwill, and 15 O.S. § 219 provides an exception for agreements pertaining to dissolution of partnerships.”
Prof'l Value Internet Servs. LLC v. Cent. Rural Elec. Coop. (W.D. Okla. 2023). “34 Okla. Stat. tit. 15, § 218 . 35 Okla. Stat.”
Hall (N.D. Okla. 2026). “Although Oklahoma law permits non-solicitation agreements in nor- mal cases under Okla. Stat. tit. 15 § 219(A), the Oklahoma Rules of Profes- sional Conduct expressly prohibit employment agreements that “restrict[] * Exemplar did not attach the non-solicitation agreement to its…”
Okla. Stat. tit. 15, § 219(A): 1 case
Hall (N.D. Okla. 2026). “Although Oklahoma law permits non-solicitation agreements in nor- mal cases under Okla. Stat. tit. 15 § 219(A), the Oklahoma Rules of Profes- sional Conduct expressly prohibit employment agreements that “restrict[] * Exemplar did not attach the non-solicitation agreement to its…”
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