C.W. Development, Inc. v. Structures, Inc.

Structures, Inc. of West Virginia and C.W. Development, Inc. entered into a contract whereby C.W. was to perform certain concrete and framing work on the Pine Woods Apartment project at Short Gap, Mineral County, West Virginia. While C.W. was performing the contract and without notice to C.W., Structures hired C.W.’s project superintendent, Harold Witt, to install utility lines. Thereafter, C.W. stopped work, fired Mr. Witt and sued Structures for both compensatory and punitive damages alleging an intentional interference with the employment relationship between C.W. and Mr. Witt. After the…