Edward Springer v. Ausbern Construction Co., Inc.

GREENLEE, J„

for the Court:

¶ 1. A Lafayette County jury awarded Ausbern Construction Company Inc. a judgment of $182,500 against county engineer Edward Springer for tortious interference with a road-construction contract. Springer appeals. We find that Springer acted within the scope of his responsibility to the County and without bad faith. Because his actions were not “without right or justifiable cause,” the element of tor-tious interference that constitutes malice was not satisfied. We also find that the claim against Springer implicates the Mississippi Tort Claims Act, and that Springer’s…