Blake v. Levy

The issue on this appeal is whether a cause of action for tortious interference with business relations may be premised on a claim of maliciously initiated prior legal proceedings, when those proceedings culminated in a negotiated settlement. The plaintiff, S. Prestley Blake, brought an action against the defendant, David Levy, seeking damages for tortious interference both on his own behalf and as assignee for Curtis Blake. The defendant moved to strike the com plaint insofar as it stated a claim for vexatious litigation, on the ground that the prior litigation had not terminated in the…