Legal Opinion
Olympic Fish Products, Inc. v. Lloyd
Washington Supreme Court
Decided May 22, 1980No. 46569PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDolliver, J.
This case raises an issue of first impression in this state. We must determine the proper test for imposing liability upon a corporate officer for tortious interference with his corporation's contractual relations.
Plaintiff, Olympic Fish Products, Inc., alleged it entered into a contract with Yankee Fish Company to purchase all the roe herring produced by Yankee during 1973 at the price of $285 per ton; that Yankee honored the agreement for a time, but then discontinued the sales to Olympic and sold the herring to a third party at the price of $600 a ton. As a result, Olympic was forced to…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Wampler v. PalmertonOregon Supreme Court · 1968
- Buckley v. 112 Central Park South, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1954
- W. P. Iverson & Co. v. Dunham Manufacturing Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1958
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3Cited by51 opinions
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