Stuessy v. Byrd, Davis and Eisenberg

ARCHER, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from the grant of a temporary injunction. It embraces the law of interference. Appellees, plaintiffs in the Trial Court, are practicing attorneys. Appellants, defendants in the Trial Court, are businessmen. E. E. Stuessy is the owner of the contracting business and Fred Crooks is his office manager.

Michael DeLeuil was injured in the course of his employment on January 10, 1964. He employed plaintiffs on January 11, 1964, to represent him in a possible workman’s compensation suit. He started back to work, but without Stuessy’s personal knowledge, during…