MOONEY v. JOHNSON CATTLE CO., INC.

TC 15467-L; CA 16999; SC 27577.

634 P.2d 1333 (1981)

291 Or. 709

Dick MOONEY, Petitioner, v. JOHNSON CATTLE CO., INC., an Idaho Corporation, and Clarence Johnson, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Oregon.

Decided October 20, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Max S. Taggart, II, of Taggart & Taggart, Ontario, argued the cause and filed a brief for petitioner.

J. Burdette Pratt, Nyssa, argued the cause for respondents. With him on the briefs were Stunz, Fonda & Pratt, Nyssa, and Gigray, Miller, Downen & Weston, Caldwell, Idaho.

Before DENECKE, C.J., and TONGUE, LENT, LINDE, PETERSON, and TANZER, JJ.


LINDE, Justice.

Plaintiff and defendants are cattle buyers. When plaintiff contracted to buy 550 head of steers from a third person for immediate resale, defendants caused the seller to breach this contract by buying the same cattle at a higher price, leaving plaintiff for a time unable to deliver cattle to his buyer. Plaintiff brought action for interference with his purchase contract, seeking damages for loss of reputation...

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