Bossian v. Anderson
Annotate this CasePlaintiff filed suit against Defendant, one of his former law partners, after that law practice was dissolved. Plaintiff's complaint alleged intentional interference with prospective contractual relations, defamation, and corporate opportunity doctrine. The trial justice entered judgment against Plaintiff , finding that the evidence was insufficient as a matter of law to prove damages arising from the alleged tortious conduct of Defendant. The court subsequently denied Plaintiff's motion for a new trial. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the trial justice did not err (1) in concluding that damages for loss of reputation in a claim for tortious interference with a contract must be properly quantified; (2) in finding that the term "smoking gun" was not slanderous per se; and (3) in failing to submit Plaintiff's claim of breach of fiduciary duty to the jury.
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