St. Onge Livestock Co., Ltd. v. Curtis

GILBERTSON, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1.] Randy Curtis (Curtis) accepted an offer from Dean Strong (Strong) and left St. Onge Livestock Company, Ltd. (St. Onge) to work for Belle Fourche Livestock Exchange, Inc. (Belle Fourche). St. Onge sued Strong and Belle Fourche for tortious interference with a business relationship. The trial court granted summary judgment for Strong and Belle Fourche. We reverse and remand.

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

[¶ 2.] Curtis began working for St. Onge as a field man in 1990. Over a period of nine years, Curtis worked his way up to manager of St. Onge. In 1995, an incentive plan…