SHAFIR v. STEELE


431 Mass. 365 (2000)

FRANCES SHAFIR v. DUANE A. STEELE & another.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Barnstable.

May 8, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward E. Veara for the defendants.

Merrill D. Goldfarb for the plaintiff.

Present: MARSHALL, C.J., ABRAMS, LYNCH, GREANEY, IRELAND, SPINA, & COWIN, JJ.


LYNCH, J.

The defendant appeals from the denial of his motion for a directed verdict and motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict (judgment n.o.v.) after a jury found him liable for defamation and intentional interference with contractual relations. The evidence warranted finding the defendant liable for intentional interference with another's performance of his own contract, a tort not heretofore expressly recognized in Massachusetts. Restatement (Second)...

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