Bruton v. Smith

I concur in the majority conclusion, but I cannot agree that a party may not become liable in damages for inducing, or conspiring with, another to breach a contract. The books are full of cases to the contrary. Anno. 84 A. L. R., 43, et seq.

The weight of authority supports the- rule that an action will lie against a person who, otherwise than in a legitimate exercise of his own rights, procures the breach of a contract. Moreover, interference with contract relations includes not merely the procurement of the breach of contract, but all invasions of contract relations, including any act…