Lemmers v. Hart Schaffner & Marx

MEMORANDUM

BEAM, Chief Judge.

This matter is before the Court upon the motion of defendant, Hart Schaffner & Marx (HSM), for a directed verdict of dismissal. The motion was made after the plaintiff, Patrick C. Lemmers, had rested his case-in-chief. The Court finds that the motion should be sustained and the action dismissed.

Plaintiff’s action is based upon the tort of interference with the terms and conditions of a contract. Plaintiff, Patrick C. Lemmers, alleges that he had entered into an oral contract with Jerry Ryan in which Ryan agreed to purchase plaintiff’s interest in Lemmers & Ryan,…