Legal Opinion
Watson's Carpet & Floor Coverings, Inc. v. McCormick
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided January 18, 2007PublishedCited by 74 opinions
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2Opinion of the Court · CottrellPatricia J. Cottrell, J.
in which WILLIAM B. CAIN and FRANK G. CLEMENT, JR., JJ., joined.
This case involves questions of liability under the recently recognized tort of intentional interference with existing or prospective business relationships. Because a necessary element of that tort is “improper motive” or “improper means,” and because refusal to deal is not improper but is, instead, privileged, we reverse the judgment against the supplier. The judgments against both the supplier and the competitor for conspiracy based on the privileged conduct is also reversed. We affirm the judgment against the…
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