Which of the following was the result in the case in the text William Cavanaugh v.Margaret McKenna,the case in which the plaintiff was sued for opening a funeral home after she agreed to refrain from doing so in her divorce as part of a covenant not to compete with her ex-husband?
A) That the agreement was invalid because it was entered into in connection with a divorce, not in connection with either an employment agreement or the sale of a business.
B) That the agreement was invalid because it was most analogous to the sale of a business and was unreasonable.
C) That the agreement was valid because it was most analogous to an employment agreement and was reasonable.
D) That the covenant was invalid because it did not contain an explicit time limitation.
E) That the covenant was reasonable and valid and construed liberally because it was most analogous to the sale of a business.

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According to the court: "Here, the covenant not to compete contained within the separation agreement is most analogous to the sale of a business.... As such, the covenant not to compete should be construed more liberally.... The Court finds that her covenant not to compete in the funeral business in the town of Wilmington for as long as Cavanaugh operates his funeral home there is reasonable in time and space."

Which of the Following Was the Result in the Case