Liston v. Home Insurance

MEMORANDUM OPINION

TOM S. LEE, District Judge.

This diversity case came before the court for trial on the complaint of the plaintiffs, William Liston, Hugh Gibson and Alan D. Lancaster, d/b/a Liston, Gibson and Lancaster, a partnership, alleging that actions taken by employees of the defendant, The Home Insurance Company (Home), in settling the personal injury claim of Kathy Stewart, a client of Liston’s, constituted tortious interference with a contractual relationship. Based upon the evidence adduced at the bench trial, the court makes the following findings of fact and conclusions of law.

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