Legal Opinion

Tom's Amusement Co. v. Total Vending Services

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 30, 2000No. A99A1753PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Miller, Judge.

The primary question on appeal is whether it constitutes tortious interference with contractual and business relations for one company to induce a competitor’s current employee to disclose confidential financial information and for that company further to solicit customers via the employee’s misrepresentations regarding the competitor’s solvency. We hold it does.

Tom’s Amusement Company, Inc. (“TAC”) and Total Vending Services compete in placing coin-operated amusement games in various businesses in Atlanta. While employed by TAC as a route manager servicing games in Georgia,…

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2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Matjoulis v. Integon General Ins. Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  2. Atlanta Market Center Management Co. v. McLaneSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
  3. Crawford v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1989
  4. E. D. Lacey Mills, Inc. v. KeithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
  5. Parks v. Multimedia Technologies, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1999

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3Cited by30 opinions

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