BUS 018 Lecture Notes - Lecture 31: Tortious Interference, Attractive Nuisance (Album), Intangible Property

• School: College of The Sequoias
• Department: Business (BUS)
• Course: BUS 018
• Professor: Baiza

Document Summary

Wrongful interference with a business relationship occurs when: there is an established business relationship, the tortfeasor, using predatory methods, causes relationship to end, plaintiff suffers damages. Attractive nuisance doctrine stimulates interest, tempting people to commit a crime. Owner has limited duty to prevent injury to foreseeable trespasser. Ex: averting an accident by driving on lawn. Ex: rescuing a person from a burning building. Licensee: explicit or implicit permission of owner to be on the land. Intentional interference with another"s use or enjoyment of personal property: conduct that diminishes value, condition, quality of personal property. Failure to return if consent withdrawn is conversion. Must prove actual damages: $ proof of damages. Publication falsely denies or casts doubt on another"s legal ownership of property resulting in financial loss. Elements: misrepresentation of material fact, intent to induce another to rely, justifiable reliance by innocent party, damages as a result of reliance, casual connection;