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Case summary: WP is a New York-based linen rental company. The company C is its competitor that deals in the same linen rental. The company WP’s customers breached their contract and entered into another agreement with the company C. The company WP filed a suit against the company C.
To find: Two important policy interest at odds in wrongful interference and their priority.
(b)
Summary Introduction
Case summary: WP is a New York-based linen rental company. The company C is its competitor that deals in the same linen rental. The company WP’s customers breached their contract and entered into another agreement with the company C. The company WP filed a suit against the company C.
To find: The general interest in soliciting business for profit is a sufficient defense.
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