Newbury v. Virgin, 802 A.2d 413 (2002)
- Citation
- Newbury v. Virgin, 802 A.2d 413 (2002)
- Parent Document
- Newbury v. Virgin, 802 A.2d 413 (2002)
- Jurisdiction
- Maine (state)
- Effective Date
- 2002-07-30
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- Newbury v. Virgin, 802 A.2d 413 (2002)
- Newbury v. Virgin, 802 A.2d 413 (2002)
- Newbury v. Virgin, 802 A.2d 413 (2002)
- Newbury v. Virgin, 802 A.2d 413 (2002)
- Newbury v. Virgin, 802 A.2d 413 (2002)
- Newbury v. Virgin, 802 A.2d 413 (2002)
- Newbury v. Virgin, 802 A.2d 413 (2002)
- Newbury v. Virgin, 802 A.2d 413 (2002)
- Newbury v. Virgin, 802 A.2d 413 (2002)
- Newbury v. Virgin, 802 A.2d 413 (2002)
- Newbury v. Virgin, 802 A.2d 413 (2002)
- Newbury v. Virgin, 802 A.2d 413 (2002)
- Newbury v. Virgin, 802 A.2d 413 (2002)
- Newbury v. Virgin, 802 A.2d 413 (2002)
- Newbury v. Virgin, 802 A.2d 413 (2002)
- Newbury v. Virgin, 802 A.2d 413 (2002)
- Newbury v. Virgin, 802 A.2d 413 (2002)
- Newbury v. Virgin, 802 A.2d 413 (2002)
- Newbury v. Virgin, 802 A.2d 413 (2002)
- Newbury v. Virgin, 802 A.2d 413 (2002)
- Newbury v. Virgin, 802 A.2d 413 (2002)
- Newbury v. Virgin, 802 A.2d 413 (2002)
- Newbury v. Virgin, 802 A.2d 413 (2002)
Full Text
999 chars[¶ 22] The evidence was sufficient for a jury to conclude that Virgin planned to drive Newbury out of business so that Roy and Virgin could start-up a similar business in the same location. Virgin admitted that he did not like the way Newbury conducted himself and did not like the fact that, in his eyes, Club Xtremis was not shaping up the way Virgin thought it should. It is reasonable to infer that Virgin knew that by locking Newbury out of the rented premises, and prohibiting New-bury access to his business equipment, Club Xtremis would fail. Virgin’s agreement with Roy, the egregious illegal lockout of the rented premises, and the subsequent wrongful retention of Newbury’s business equipment, along with evidence of Virgin’s personal animosity towards New-bury and Newbury’s business practices, are sufficient to support a finding by clear and convincing evidence that Virgin acted with actual malice or that Virgin’s conduct was so outrageous that malice could be implied. The entry is: