Werblud v. Mehadrin Dairy Corp.

Defendants move for judgment on the pleadings pursuant to rule 112 of the Rules of Civil Practice upon the ground that the three causes of action set forth in the amended complaint are legally insufficient.

The first cause of action is one for fraud and deceit. It alleges in substance that defendant Mehadrin Dairy Corporation (hereinafter referred to as Mehadrin), in order to prevent competition in the sale of creamery products, fraudulently induced the plaintiff, by means of false representations, to break off separate negotiations with two named individuals for the sale to them of…