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SEAMAN'S DIRECT BUYING SERVICE, INC. v. STANDARD OIL

Docket No. L.A. 31588.

36 Cal.3d 752 (1984)

686 P.2d 1158

206 Cal. Rptr. 354

SEAMAN'S DIRECT BUYING SERVICE, INC., Plaintiff and Appellant, v. STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of California.

August 30, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Janssen, Malloy & Marchi, Clayton R. Janssen, Lascher & Lascher, Lascher & Wilner and Edward L. Lascher for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Wylie A. Aitken, Glen T. Bashore, Richard D. Bridgman, Edwin Train Caldwell, Robert E. Cartwright, Victoria De Goff, Sanford Gage, John Gardenal, G. Dana Hobart, Harvey R. Levine, Edward I. Pollock, Arne Werchick, Stephen I. Zetterberg and Leonard Sacks as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Appellant.

Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro, Noble K. Gregory, Anthony P. Brown, William S. Mailliard, Jr., C. Douglas Floyd, Mark H. Penskar and Walter R. Allan for Defendant and Appellant.

Horvitz & Greines, Ellis J. Horvitz and Gideon Kanner as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Appellant.

OPINION

THE COURT.*

This case, which arises out of a complex factual setting, presents three issues for decision. (1) Was the letter agreement signed by Seaman's Direct Buying Service, Inc. and Standard Oil of California, Inc. sufficient to satisfy the statute of frauds? (2) Is "intent" an element of a cause of action for intentional interference with contractual relations? (3) May a plaintiff recover...

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