Buckner v. Home Depot U.S.A., Inc.

TIKTIN, J. pro tempore

Defendants Shannen Beckwith (Beckwith) and Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. (Home Depot), Beckwith’s employer, appeal from a judgment for plaintiff on his claim for intentional interference with economic relations. They argue that plaintiff failed to prove that Beckwith interfered with plaintiff’s employment by an improper means because there is no evidence that statements that Beckwith made to plaintiffs employer were misrepresentations of fact rather than opinions. We affirm.

Defendants assign error to the trial court’s denial of their motion for a directed verdict. We review…