Legal Opinion
Berschauer/Phillips Construction Co. v. Seattle School District No. 1
Washington Supreme Court
Decided October 6, 1994No. 60226-3PublishedCited by 181 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGuy, J.
We granted review to decide whether a general contractor may recover in tort $3.8 million in economic dam-ages for construction delays against an architect, a structural engineer and a project inspector, none of whom were in privity of contract with the general contractor. The Superior Court held the economic loss rule does not allow a general contractor to recover purely economic damages in tort. We affirm.
Background
This lawsuit arises out of a construction project for renovation work and new construction at the Lawton Elementary School in Seattle, Washington. In 1986, the Seattle School…
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