Scymanski v. Dufault

This case involves the tort of interference with business relations and the remedies which are available for that tort. For a proper understanding of the issues, the facts are presented at length.

In 1965, the United States Department of Agriculture issued a United States Hop Marketing Order which restricts the salable quantity of hops. Under this order, hops cannot be lawfully marketed unless covered by hop allotment base certificate rights (hereinafter called base), which vary according to a grower’s production history. These base rights are transferable.

Some of these base rights were held…