Business Law Today 9th Edition by Roger LeRoy Miller,Gaylord Jentz

Exercise 2

Hypothetical Question with Sample Answer Lothar owns a bakery. He has been trying to obtain a long-term contract with the owner of Martha's Tea Salons for some time. Lothar starts an intensive advertising campaign on radio and television and in the local newspaper. The advertising is so persuasive that Martha decides to break her contract with Harley's Bakery so that she can patronize Lothar's bakery. Is Lothar liable to Harley's Bakery for the tort of wrongful interference with a contractual relationship? Is Martha liable for this tort? - For a sample answer to Question 4-2, go to Appendix E at the end of this text.