Focus (Forum & Focus)
Mar. 19, 2008
Mulling Motive
Focus Column - By Hayward J. Kaiser and Richard B. Sheldon - The courts should clarify the muddled case law involving privilege in breach of contract cases.
By Hayward J. Kaiser and Richard B. Sheldon
This article appears on Page 7.
Inducing breach of contract is not a strict liability tort. The California Supreme Court has long recognized that even, if a plaintiff proves all the elements, including a defendant's intent to induce a breach, a defendant can avoid liability by proving that his inducement was "justified." Imperial Ice Co. v. Rossier, 18 C...
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