Legal Opinion
Gerard A. Harrison and Harrison Ranch, Inc., Cross-Appellants v. Carey Prather, Cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 9, 1971No. 29023_1PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge:
Reluctant because our principal role is to end disputes, we must nevertheless add another chapter to the history of a bitter internecine legal war that flows from the termination of that closest of business relationships — a partnership. Our desire to write finis here is thwarted by conflicting instructions to the jury on the standard of proximate cause applicable to the tort of interfering with the making of a contract. The cause must now go back for a trial under the correct standard.
The plaintiffs, Gerard H. Harrison and Harrison Ranch, Inc. (Harrison), residents of…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, Appts. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
- Radiant Burners, Inc. v. Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Hunt v. CrumbochSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Gerard A. Harrison and Harrison Ranch, Inc. v. Carey Prather and William PratherCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by27 opinions
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