Nesler v. Fisher and Co., Inc.

LARSON, Justice.

Ferd Nesler sued Fisher and Company, Inc., and Plastic Center, Inc., for interference with existing and potential business contracts (or advantages) based on Restatement (Second) of Torts sections 766A and 766B (1979). He recovered compensatory damages of $576,476 and punitive damages of $100,000; however, the district court granted the defendants’ motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict on the ground of insufficient evidence on the key elements of his claims. We reverse and remand.

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