Cedroni Associates, Inc v. Tomblinson, Harburn Associates, Architects & Planners, Inc

The issue here is whether plaintiff, the disappointed lowest bidder on a public contract, had a valid business expectancy for the purpose of sustaining a claim of tortious interference with a business expectancy. The trial court held that plaintiff did not have such an expectancy, but a divided Court of Appeals panel held that a genuine issue of material fact exists in this regard. Because we agree with the trial court and the Court of Appeals dissent that plaintiff did not have a valid business expectancy, we reverse the judgment of the Court of Appeals and reinstate the trial court’s order…