Legal Opinion

Johnston Harvester Co. v. Meinhardt

New York Supreme Court

Decided November 15, 1880PublishedCited by 12 opinions

This is a motion in behalf of the plaintiff for an injunction against the defendants, to restrain them from interfering with the business of the plaintiff, or intermeddling with any person in the employ of the plaintiff, or who is about to enter into its employ, or any one with whom the plaintiff is negotiating to enter into such an employment.

1Opinion of the CourtMacomber, J.

It appears from the complaint that the plaintiff is a business corporation engaged extensively in the manufactui’e of agricultural implements, at the village of Brockport, in this state; that in such business a large number of iron moulders is required; that all, or nearly all, of the defendants were formerly, and up to the 2d of October, 1880, at service for the plaintiff as iron moulders; that on the said second day of October all of the iron moulders except four left the plaintiff’s employ, for the ostensible reason that the plaintiff did not pay sufficiently high wages. The complaint…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Walker v. CroninMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1871
  2. Benton v. PrattNew York Supreme Court · 1829
  3. People v. FisherNew York Supreme Court · 1835
  4. Woodward v. WashburnNew York Supreme Court · 1846
  5. Haight v. BadgeleyNew York Supreme Court · 1853

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Davis v. ZimmermanNew York Supreme Court · 1895
  2. Foster v. Retail Clerks' International Protective Ass'nNew York Supreme Court · 1902
  3. Rogers v. EvartsNew York Supreme Court · 1891
  4. Old Dominion S. S. Co. v. McKennaU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1887
  5. Elkins v. Camden & Atlantic RailroadNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1882

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