Reinforce, Inc. v. Birney

Plaintiffs (Reinforce, Inc., a corporation organized to carry on a lathing business, and Foley, its principal officer and owner) were awarded money damages by a jury, on their complaint that defendant union and its members had maliciously conspired to prevent plaintiffs from carrying on their business and had put an end to such business operations by causing some of the union members to quit their employment with plaintiffs, and by causing all the union’s members to refuse to work for plaintiffs. The Appellate Division reversed plaintiffs’ judgment on the law, and dismissed the complaint for *167f…