PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO. v. BEAR STEARNS & CO.

Docket No. S004037.

50 Cal.3d 1118 (1990)

791 P.2d 587

270 Cal. Rptr. 1

PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. BEAR STEARNS & COMPANY et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Supreme Court of California.

June 7, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Howard V. Golub, Douglas A. Oglesby, Shirley A. Sanderson and Randall J. Litteneker for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Janice E. Kerr, Michael B. Day and Suzanne Engelberg as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Appellant.

Thelen, Marrin, Johnson & Bridges, Paul R. Haerle, Steven L. Hock, Greve, Clifford, Diepenbrock & Paras, Claire H. Greve, Mudge, Rose, Guthrie, Alexander & Ferdon, Thomas W. Evans and Audrey Strauss for Defendants and Respondents.


OPINION

BROUSSARD, J.

We are called upon to decide whether a cause of action in tort may be stated for intentional interference with contractual relations or intentional interference with prospective economic advantage when it is alleged defendant induced a party to a contract to seek a judicial determination whether it may terminate the contract according to its terms.

We have concluded that to allow either cause of action...

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