4 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 15 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Colonial Bank v. Patterson.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colonial Bank v. Patterson Anchor | green | “when tripartite relationships exist and disputes arise between two of the three parties, then a claim alleging interference by the third party that arises from conduct by the third party that is appropriate under its contract with the other two parties is not recognized.” | 5 |
| 2 | Lolley v. Howell | green | “a party to a contract cannot, as a matter of law, be liable for tortious interference with the contract.” | 4 |
| 3 | Atlanta Market Center Management Co. v. McLane | green | “after proving the existence of a contract, it is essential to a claim of tortious interference with contractual relations that the plaintiff establish that the defendant is a third party,' i.e., a stranger' to the contract with which the defendant allegedly interfered.” | 3 |
| 4 | BellSouth Mobility, Inc. v. Cellulink, Inc. | green | “it is illogical to continue to list an absence of justification as one of the elements of the plaintiff's cause of action and then to place the burden on the defendant to disprove it.” | 3 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment — for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.