Case Name: Ward Graves, Respondent, v. Thomas Dorsey, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1952-01-29
Citations: 279 A.D. 339
Docket Number: 
Parties: Ward Graves, Respondent, v. Thomas Dorsey, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 279
Pages: 339–340

Head Matter:
Ward Graves, Respondent, v. Thomas Dorsey, Appellant.
First Department,
January 29, 1952.
Lee V. Eastman of counsel (Lawrence B. Simons with him on the brief; Spring & Eastman, attorneys), for appellant.
Charles Henry for respondent.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
Under the court's charge the plaintiff could not prevail without proof that the defendant accepted a bribe of $3,000 to repudiate the contract. In the absence of objection the charge became the law of the case in this respect. The evidence entirely failed to establish the acceptance of such bribe. In fact, the plaintiff conceded that he had no proof on that subject, except mere rumor in the trade. Accordingly, and because the evidence as a whole failed to establish any malicious interference with the plaintiff's contract on the part of the defendant, the judgment should be reversed, with costs of this appeal to the appellant and the complaint dismissed, and judgment directed to be entered dismissing the complaint herein, with costs.