Texas Agriculture Code 52.132 – Induced Breach of Marketing Contract; False Reports
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Terms Used In Texas Agriculture Code 52.132
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
In a civil suit for damages, a person is liable to a marketing association for an amount equal to three times the amount of actual damages proven for each offense if the person, or where the person is a corporation, if an officer or employee of the corporation:
(1) knowingly induces or attempts to induce a member of the association to breach the member’s marketing contract with the association; or
(2) maliciously and knowingly spreads false reports concerning the finances or management of the association.