Legal Opinion

Educational Sales Programs, Inc. v. Dreyfus Corp.

New York Supreme Court

Decided December 8, 1970PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtEdward R. Greenfield, J.

This action evokes echoes of another Dreyfus case of long ago — marked by accusations of disloyalty, betrayal, and misappropriation of secrets. But *413there the resemblance ends, for we are dealing here not with military secrets but with trade secrets, not with national honor and security but with business profits and commercial prestige.

Defendant Dreyfus Sales Corporation is the marketing and distributing organization for the Dreyfus Fund, one of the largest and most successful mutual funds in the world. Defendant Harvey I. Epstein is president of the sales corporation. Plaintiff is a…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours Powder Co. v. MaslandSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
  2. Bristol v. Equitable Life Assurance SocietyNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
  3. Lueddecke v. Chevrolet Motor Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1934
  4. Soule v. Bon Ami Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1922
  5. Soule v. . Bon Ami CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1923

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