Nestlenook, Inc. v. Atlantic Design Engineers

A.Introduction

The defendant Atlantic Design Engineers supplied engineering services to the Town of Middleborough and served part-time as the town engineer. Atlantic was assigned by the Middleborough Planning Board to review the plaintiff Nestlenook’s application for approval of a subdivision proposed by Nestlenook. Nestlenook claims that Atlantic performed the engineering services negligently. Specifically, Nestlenook claims that Atlantic’s comment letter to the town negligently required Nestlenook to design and construct a retention pond as part of the drainage system for the subdivision.…