NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Civil 807.10
WRONGFUL INTERFERENCE WITH PROSPECTIVE CONTRACT.
The (state number) issue reads:
"Did the defendant wrongfully interfere with a prospective contract
between the plaintiff and (name other party to prospective contract)?"
On this issue the burden of proof is on the plaintiff. This means
that the plaintiff must prove, by the greater weight of the evidence, five
things:1
First, that but for the defendant's conduct, the plaintiff and (name
other party to the prospective contract) would have entered into a valid
contract.
Second, that the defendant had knowledge of the facts and
circumstances associated with the plaintiff's prospective entry into a
contract with (name other party to prospective contract).
Third, that the defendant maliciously induced (name other party to
the prospective contract) not to enter into the prospective contract with
the plaintiff.
Fourth, that the defendant acted without justification.2
And fifth, the defendant's actions resulted in actual damages to the
plaintiff.
Finally, as to this issue on which the plaintiff has the burden of
proof, if you find by the greater weight of the evidence that the
defendant wrongfully interfered with a prospective contract between the
plaintiff and (name other party to prospective contract), then it would be
your duty to answer this issue "Yes" in favor of the plaintiff.
If, on the other hand, you fail to so find, then it would be your duty
to answer this issue "No" in favor of the defendant.
History
N.C.P.I.—Civil 807.10 (December 1994). Prepared by the North Carolina Conference of Superior Court Judges' Committee on Pattern Jury Instructions, assisted by the UNC School of Government; published by the School of Government.
Provenance
- Source
- sog.unc.edu
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
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- 2026-09-24
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