Legal Opinion
Robert & Company Associates v. Rhodes-Haverty Partnership
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 9, 1983No. 39121PublishedCited by 131 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Clarke, Justice.
We granted certiorari to consider the reversal by the Court of Appeals of the trial court’s grant of summary judgment to Robert & Company. Rhodes-Haverty Partnership v. Robert & Co. Associates, 163 Ga. App. 310 (293 SE2d 876) (1982).
The trial court had concluded that an engineer who issues a report on the condition of a building is liable only to the party to whom the report was made. The Court of Appeals reversed and held that where the engineer knows that prospective purchasers could rely on its report, a lack of privity will not shield the engineer from liability to a…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Ultramares Corp. v. ToucheNew York Court of Appeals · 1931
- Glanzer v. . ShepardNew York Court of Appeals · 1922
- Rhodes-Haverty Partnership v. Robert & Co. AssociatesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
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