Applied Equipment Corp. v. Litton Saudi Arabia Ltd.

Opinion

LUCAS, C. J.

Can a contracting party be held liable in tort for conspiracy to interfere with its own contract? Following a line of appellate cases, the *508Court of Appeal answered this question in the affirmative. Our study of applicable precedent and policy yields a contrary answer. We will therefore reverse the judgment of the Court of Appeal.

Facts and Proceedings Below

Plaintiff Applied Equipment Corporation (Applied) entered into a subcontract with defendant Litton Saudi Arabia Limited (Litton) calling for Applied to procure and supply to Litton spare parts that Litton needed to perform…