Legal Opinion
Floor Craft Floor Covering, Inc. v. Parma Community General Hospital Ass'n
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided September 19, 1990No. Nos. 89-1044 and 89-1045PublishedCited by 119 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHolmes, J.
The key issue presented in this case is whether a contractor may sue an architect for economic injury in the absence of privity of contract between the parties. For the reasons which follow we answer such query in the negative.
In the absence of privity of contract between two disputing .parties the general rule is “there is no * * * duty to exercise reasonable care to avoid intangible economic loss or losses to others that do not arise from tangible physical harm to persons and tangible things.” Prosser & Keeton, Law of Torts (5 Ed. 1984) 657, Section 92. In addressing the propriety of…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- White v. GuarenteNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- Sensenbrenner v. Rust, Orling & Neale, Architects, Inc.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1988
- Chemtrol Adhesives, Inc. v. American Manufacturers Mutual InsuranceOhio Supreme Court · 1989
- Alvord & Swift v. Stewart M. Muller Construction Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1978
- Fla. Power & Light v. Westinghouse Elec. Corp.Supreme Court of Florida · 1987
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3Cited by119 opinions
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- Berschauer/Phillips Construction Co. v. Seattle School District No. 1Washington Supreme Court · 1994
- Nota Construction Corp. v. Keyes Associates, Inc.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1998
- Timothy Brainard v. American Skandia Life Assurance CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2005
- Corporex Development & Construction Management, Inc. v. Shook, Inc.Ohio Supreme Court · 2005
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