Richmond v. Hahn

Plaintiff appeals the trial court’s dismissal of her complaint alleging intentional interference with contractual relations. We reverse and remand.

Plaintiff was employed by defendant Catholic Diocese of Joliet (Diocese). She was a teacher at St. Martin of Tours School in Kankakee. Defendant Donald Hahn (Hahn) was the principal at St. Martin’s. Plaintiff had taught at St. Martin’s in the 1982-83 school year. She signed a contract renewal for the 1983-84 school year in April 1983.

In August 1983, plaintiff was contacted by James De Zwann, the principal of Shabbona School, a public school in…