Legal Opinion
John Martin Co. v. Morse/Diesel, Inc.
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided October 28, 1991PublishedCited by 87 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GARY R. WADE, Special Judge.
Permission to appeal to this Court has been granted to the defendants, Morse/Diesel, Inc., Morse/Diesel, Inc., of Illinois, and Leslie Littlefield, under Rule 11 of the Tennessee Rules of Appellate Procedure. The issue is whether a subcontractor who has been fully paid by the owner for the performance of his contractual duties may make a separate claim in tort against a construction manager for economic loss caused by negligent misrepresentations.
We hold that a subcontractor, despite a lack of privity, may make such a claim against the construction manager…
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