Intentional Interference with Economic Relations - Real Estate Brokerage
1Elements and Case Citations
The elements of the tort of intentional interference with prospective economic advantage in a real estate brokerage context are:
- an economic relationship between broker and vendor or broker and vendee containing the probability of future economic benefit to the broker;
- knowledge by the defendant of the existence of the relationship;
- intentional acts on the part of the defendant designed to disrupt the relationship;
- actual disruption of the relationship;
- damages to the plaintiff proximately caused by the acts of the defendant.
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