Century-21, Gail Boswell & Associates, Inc. v. Elder

In this action for damages based upon the tort of intentional interference with the performance of a contract by a third party, we must determine whether the plaintiff produced sufficient evidence to support the jury verdict in his favor.

Horace B. Elder sued Rhonda W. Dowdy and her employer, Century-21, Gail Boswell & Associates, Inc. (Century-21), for intentionally interfering with a real estate sales contract which Elder had entered into with Glenn E. Blanks and Lillian S. Blanks. The jury returned its verdict for Elder, and the trial court entered judgment on the verdict. We awarded the…