Legal Opinion
Waste Conversion Systems, Inc. v. Greenstone Industries, Inc.
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided December 20, 2000PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
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2Opinion of the Court · HolderHolder, J.
in which ANDERSON, C.J., and DROWOTA, BIRCH, and BARKER, JJ., joined.
Pursuant to Rule 23 of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Tennessee,1 this Court accepted certification of the following questions from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee:(1) Can a parent corporation be held hable under Tenn.Code Ann. § 47-50-109 or under Tennessee law for inducing a subsidiary to breach a contract with another party?(2) Can a parent corporation be held hable for inducing its subsidiary to breach a contract when the parent was acting on behalf of the subsidiary or…
3Cases cited15 opinions
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- Advent Systems Limited, in No. 90-1069 v. Unisys Corporation, in No. 90-1070Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
- Forrester v. StockstillTennessee Supreme Court · 1994
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