Can a business I owe money to legally notify others not to do business with me because I owe them?
Full Question:
I own my own concrete business and I owe a concrete bill. I am wanting to know if the person I owe a concrete bill to can call the homeowners that I did the work for and tell them that I owe a bill. This has happened and now know the people that I did the work for is saying they don’t want me to do any future work for them. Is this legal or is it slandering my business?
03/16/2007 |
Category: Civil Actions |
State: Indiana |
#1610
Answer:
Conduct that harms other people or their property is generally called a tort.
It is a private wrong against a person for which the person may recover
damages. The injured party may sue the wrongdoer to recover damages to
compensate him for the harm or loss caused.
Wrongful interference with a person's contract or with his right to earn a
living can be a tort. This tort has been called contract interference or
tortious interference with contracts or tortious interference. The
interference must generally be intentional and without legal justification.
Generally, it is necessary to prove that the defendant intentionally persuaded
another to breach a contract with the plaintiff.
