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BECKWITH v. DAHL

No. G044479.

205 Cal.App.4th 1039 (2012)

141 Cal. Rptr. 3d 142

BRENT BECKWITH, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. SUSAN DAHL, Defendant and Respondent.

Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division Three.

May 3, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Markson Pico and Brett S. Markson for Plaintiff and Appellant.

The Arkin Law Firm and Sharon J. Arkin for Consumer Attorneys of California as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Appellant.

The Walker Law Firm, Joseph A. Walker and Mary G. Finlay for Defendant and Respondent.

Arnold & Porter, Trenton H. Norris , Maria Chedid , Jeremy M. McLaughlin ; National Center for Lesbian Rights, Shannon P. Minter and Christopher F. Stoll for National Center for Lesbian Rights as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Appellant.

OPINION

O'LEARY, P. J. —

Brent Beckwith appeals from a judgment of dismissal entered after the trial court sustained without leave to amend Susan Dahl's demurrer to his complaint alleging intentional interference with an expected inheritance (IIEI) and deceit by false promise. Beckwith argues we should join the majority of other states in recognizing the tort of IIEI as a valid cause of action.1 We agree it...

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