Your hypothetical doesn't involve any 3rd party. When a 3rd party injects themselves in the contractual obligations of others and intentional economic damage occurs, that may be actionable. It's the definition of tortious interference.ActualTalkingThermos said:As I understand it, the terms of the contract provide for dissolving the league without paying exit fees if enough members vote to dissolve. Dissolving the conference via the procedure provided for in the contract can't be "circumventing the contract," it's just pursuing one option provided by the contract over another. And no member school that votes to dissolve is going to be doing it for the sake of saving Texas and OU money (outside of Texas and OU, if we still get a vote). If they vote to dissolve it will be because they decided dissolving and joining/forming a different conference will benefit them more than staying put and collecting their share of the exit fee money.gotsand said:
Except that ESPN is being accused of trying to dissolve the league in order to circumvent the terms of the contract; i.e., avoid exit fees.
And, the B12 contract apparently requires all members to leave to make it moot. Baylor holdout?