United States Eighth Circuit

ACT, INC. v. SYLVAN LEARNING SYS., INC., 01-2775, 01-3583

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Claims for tortious interference with contract and prospective contractual relations are not actionable, where defendant was not on notice that it should investigate whether plaintiff had an existing contract, and defendant's purpose was not to financially injure plaintiff.

Appellate Information

Decided 07/11/2002
Published 07/11/2002

Judges

BOWMAN, Circuit Judge., Before BOWMAN, RICHARD S. ARNOLD, and WOLLMAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

For Appellant:
Stephen N. McNabb, argued, Washington, D.C. (Robert A. Burgoyne, Washington, D.C. and Patrick M. Roby, Cedar Rapids, IA, on the brief), for appellant.

For Appellees:
David H. Bamberger, argued, Washington, D.C. (Michael B. Brockmeyer, Baltimore, MD and Stephen J. Holtman, Cedar Rapids, IA, on the brief), for appellee.