Morochnick v. Quigley

The defendant cross appeals from a judgment entered against him on the plaintiff’s claim of intentional interference with an advantageous business relationship. (The plaintiff’s appeal was dismissed for failure to file a brief in a timely manner.)

The trial judge found that the defendant had telephoned the plaintiff s supervisor on several occasions to complain about the plaintiffs work habits in an attempt to have the plaintiff fired. These efforts were unsuccessful. The trial judge concluded that the elements of the tort of intentional interference with an advantageous business relationship…