Gruhlke v. Sioux Empire Federal Credit Union, Inc.
South Dakota Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
KONENKAMP, Justice.
[¶ 1.] As part of her wrongful termination and breach of contract suit against her company, plaintiff also sued a company officer. She asserted that the company officer, to advance his own interests, tor-tiously interfered with her contractual relationship by advocating for the nonrenewal of her employment contract. Ruling that no such cause of action could be brought against a company officer, the circuit court granted the officer’s motion to dismiss. We conclude that in the employment context, under limited circumstances, an action for intentional interference with…
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