Barclay v. Castruccio

Darlene Barclay v. Sadie M. Castruccio, No. 30, September Term, 2019, Opinion by Adkins, J. TORT—INTENTIONAL INTERFERENCE WITH AN INHERITANCE OR GIFT—CAUSE OF ACTION: Maryland recognizes as a cause of action the tort of intentional interference with an inheritance or gift, and adopts the standards set forth in Section 19 of the Restatement (Third) of Torts: Liability for Economic Harm. TORT—INTENTIONAL INTERFERENCE WITH AN INHERITANCE OR GIFT—TIMING OF INTERFERENCE: When one intentionally interferes with an inheritance, one is interfering with the relationship between the testator and a…