Cross-Defendant’s: 1. Demurrer to Cross-Complaint 2. Motion to Strike Portions of Cross-Complaint 1. The court is inclined to sustain cross-defendants’ Demurrer to the 2nd cause of action (intentional interference with contractual relations) with 20-days leave to amend and to overrule the demurrer to the 3rd – 12th causes of action. As to the 2nd cause of action, cross-plaintiff has not alleged the contracts that were interfered with or disrupted. It is not enough that relationships were disrupted. In addition, this cause of action can only be stated against a stranger to the contract. And, whether cross-plaintiff was acting as a partner or an employee of cross-defendants, they were not strangers to the Farmers business. As to the 3rd – 12th cause of action, cross-plaintiff has adequately alleged that all the cross-defendants were her employer. Whether or not that is actually, true, or even likely, is not an issue that will be resolved on demurrer. In addition, a plaintiff may plead in
Hearing Date
April 04, 2017
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Cross-Defendant’s: 1. Demurrer to Cross-Complaint 2. Motion to Strike Portions of Cross-Complaint 1. The court is inclined to sustain cross-defendants’ Demurrer to the 2nd cause of action (intentional interference with contractual relations) with 20-days leave to amend and to overrule the demurrer to the 3rd – 12th causes of action. As to the 2nd cause of action, cross-plaintiff has not alleged the contracts that were interfered with or disrupted. It is not enough that relationships were disrupted. In addition, this cause of action can only be stated against a stranger to the contract. And, whether cross-plaintiff was acting as a partner or an employee of cross-defendants, they were not strangers to the Farmers business. As to the 3rd – 12th cause of action, cross-plaintiff has adequately alleged that all the cross-defendants were her employer. Whether or not that is actually, true, or even likely, is not an issue that will be resolved on demurrer. In addition, a plaintiff may plead in