Legal Opinion
Duane Jones Co. v. Burke
New York Court of Appeals
Decided January 7, 1954PublishedCited by 195 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Lewis, Ch. J.
The plaintiff corporation, by this action, seeks damages from the ten individual and two corporate defendants alleged to have been sustained as a result of a conspiracy by defendants to deprive plaintiff of its principal customers and its key employees.*
The plaintiff, Duane Jones Company, Inc., is an advertising-agency organized in 1942 by Duane Jones who, since its founding, has been its majority stockholder and either president of the corporation or chairman of its board of directors.
The defendant Manhattan Soap Co., Inc.,— of which the defendant Burke was the treasurer and a…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Meinhard v. SalmonNew York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Lamdin v. Broadway Surface Advertising Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1936
- Fitzpatrick v. International Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1929
- Union Car Advertising Co. v. CollierNew York Court of Appeals · 1934
- Byrne v. BarrettNew York Court of Appeals · 1935
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3Cited by195 opinions
- Guard-Life Corp. v. S. Parker Hardware Manufacturing Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Foley v. D'AgostinoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1964
- A. S. Rampell, Inc. v. Hyster Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1957
- Leo Silfen, Inc. v. CreamNew York Court of Appeals · 1972
- Contemporary Mission, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Famous Music Corporation, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
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