Legal Opinion
Beckwith v. Dahl
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 3, 2012No. G044479PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
O’LEARY, P. J.
Brent Beckwith appeals from a judgment of dismissal entered after the trial court sustained without leave to amend Susan Dahl’s demurrer to his complaint alleging intentional interference with an expected inheritance (IIEI) and deceit by false promise. Beckwith argues we should join the majority of other states in recognizing the tort of IIEI as a valid cause of action.1 We agree it is time to officially recognize this tort claim. In addition, in this opinion we have clarified why IIEI and the cause of action, deceit by false promise, address different wrongs. We conclude…
2Cases cited62 opinions
- Blank v. KirwanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1985
- Dillon v. LeggCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
- Korea Supply Co. v. Lockheed Martin Corp.California Supreme Court · 2003
- Marshall v. MarshallSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
- Lazar v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1996
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3Cited by57 opinions
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