Legal Opinion
Coleman & Morris v. Pisciotta
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 5, 1951PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*657There are no factual allegations contained in the third and fourth causes of action to the effect that the defendants induced the employees to breach employment contracts. We may not assume that the employment relationships were other than at will and, in our opinion, mere inducement to an employee at will to discontinue such employment is not actionable, at least unless the purpose of the actor was solely to produce damage, or unless the means employed were dishonest or unfair. (Biber Bros. News Co. v. New York Evening Post, 144 Misc. 405; cf. Beardsley v. Kilmer, 236 N. Y. 80; see, also,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Beardsley v. . KilmerNew York Court of Appeals · 1923
- Biber Bros. News Co. v. New York Evening Post, Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1932
3Cited by21 opinions
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- Noah v. L. Daitch & Co.New York Supreme Court · 1959
- Anchor Alloys, Inc. v. Non-Ferrous Processing Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1972
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