Opinion ID: 787566
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Heading: Supplemental Oregon State Law Claim

Text: 36 The district court granted summary judgment on the plaintiffs' supplemental Oregon law claim for intentional interference with contractual relations on the ground that they did not raise a genuine issue of material fact as to whether Hansen and Swendsen acted solely for their own benefit. See McGanty v. Staudenraus, 321 Or. 532, 901 P.2d 841, 845-49 (1995); see also Sims v. Software Solutions Unlimited, Inc., 148 Or.App. 358, 939 P.2d 654, 657-59 (1997). According to the district court, the plaintiffs established, at most, that Hansen and Swendsen had mixed motives for their actions. 37 Even if Hansen and Swendsen's actions may have furthered the goals of the weatherization program, it does not necessarily follow that they intended to promote the County's policy objectives when they made their decisions regarding the award of work assignments to Alpha. Rather, a jury could reasonably infer from the evidence offered by the plaintiffs that the two individuals manipulated the County's contracting procedures solely to satisfy their own personal grudges against Alpha and Obrist. See McGanty, 901 P.2d at 848; see also Schram v. Albertson's, Inc., 146 Or.App. 415, 934 P.2d 483, 492 (1997). 10 This is a question of motive or intent best left to a jury to resolve. See Ulrich, 308 F.3d at 979. Accordingly, we reverse the district court's order granting summary judgment on the plaintiffs' supplemental Oregon state law claim.