Pembroke Country Club, Inc. v. Regency Savings Bank, F.S.B.

The plaintiff, a borrower pursuant to a lending agreement entered into by various participating banks, sought to negotiate a discounted payoff of the loan, but was frustrated in its effort by the actions of the defendant, a member of the bank consortium. The plaintiff commenced an action in several counts.1 A Superior Court jury returned a verdict in the plaintiff’s favor on a count for tortious interference with an advantageous business relationship, awarding the plaintiff dam*35ages of $170,000. The jury also returned an advisory verdict that the defendant had violated the provisions of G. L.…