Legal Opinion
Eastern Steel Constructors, Inc. v. City of Salem
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided July 10, 2001No. 28202PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIS, Justice.
Eastern Steel Constructors, Inc., a contractor, appeals an order of the Circuit Court of Harrison County granting summary judgment in favor of Kanakanui Associates, a design professional, as to Eastern Steel Constructors’ claims for professional negligence, implied warranty of plans and specifications, and as a third-party beneficiary to a contract between Kanakanui Associates and the City of Salem, West Virginia. The circuit court rejected the claim for professional negligence based upon its conclusion that, because Eastern Steel Constructors’ sought only economic damages,…
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