Berschauer/Phillips Construction Co. v. Seattle School District No. 1

Supreme Court of Washington · Decided 1994-10-06

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Guy, 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 eco…

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