Brimelow v. Casson
Chancery Division
[1924] 1 Ch. 302
Relevant factsFree
The owners of a burlesque troupe (plaintiff) paid chorus girls so little that many had to trade sexual favors just to afford basic living conditions; a union representing the girls (defendant) responded by pressuring theatres under contract with the troupe to cancel performances unless the owners raised wages. The owners sued to enjoin the union from inducing the theatres to breach their contracts, framing the union's conduct as unlawful interference with contract.
IssueFree
Whether intentional interference with a contract between another party and a third party, accomplished by inducing the third party not to perform, can ever be legally justified.