Rhodes-Haverty Partnership v. Robert & Co. Associates

Pope, Judge.

Rhodes-Haverty Partnership brought this action against Robert and Company Associates, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, and Fruin-Colnan Corp., seeking recovery for damages to the exterior facing of the Rhodes-Haverty Building in downtown Atlanta. Following extensive discovery, Robert & Co. moved for and was granted summary judgment. The trial court concluded that the Partnership could not maintain this action against Robert & Co. because no privity of contract had been shown between them and also because the Partnership was not a foreseeably injured entity.

On February…