Lombard v. Lennox
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Tort. The declaration alleged that the plaintiff, on August 23, 1890, was employed as a laborer by Waldo L. Pevear at Lynn; “ and that the said Pevear was entirely satisfied with the services rendered by him, and that said defendant maliciously and wilfully, and with intent to prevent said plaintiff from having employment, influenced, persuaded, and induced said Pevear to discharge plaintiff from his said employment, thereby materially injuring the plaintiff in his business…
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Tort. The declaration alleged that the plaintiff, on August 23, 1890, was employed as a laborer by Waldo L. Pevear at Lynn; “ and that the said Pevear was entirely satisfied with the services rendered by him, and that said defendant maliciously and wilfully, and with intent to prevent said plaintiff from having employment, influenced, persuaded, and induced said Pevear to discharge plaintiff from his said employment, thereby materially injuring the plaintiff in his business and' prospects, and wrongfully deprived him of the means of obtaining a living.” Answer, a general denial. Trial in the…
1Opinion of the CourtKnowlton, J.
We understand the plaintiff’s counsel and the presiding justice to have intended to present by this bill of exceptions the question whether, on the facts found, the court might properly infer that there was an injury to the plaintiff’s feelings for which he should have compensation, and not the question whether these facts conclusively establish the existence of such an injury.
If the ordinary and natural consequence of the acts set out in a declaration and proved in an action of tort is to cause an injury to the feelings of the plaintiff, and if the acts are done wilfully, or with gross…
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