Bennett v. Trevecca Nazarene University

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that premises owner had assumed duty to provide information to independent contractor regarding voltage of malfunctioning switchgear in electrical equipment, so premises owner had duty of reasonable care to ensure that the information provided was accurate
• holding that premises owner had assumed duty to provide information to independent contractor regarding voltage of malfunctioning switchgear in electrical equipment, so premises owner had duty of reasonable care to ensure that the information provided was accurate
• holding that premises owner had assumed duty to provide information to independent contractor regarding voltage of malfunctioning switchgear in electrical equipment, so premises owner had duty of reasonable care to ensure that the information provided was accurate
• explaining that the law of negligent misrepresentation subjects one to liability “for pecuniary loss caused to [others] by their justifiable reliance upon the information” supplied by the defendant
• “A trial court should not need to sift through lengthy deposition testimony to find any information that is essential to its summary judgment decision.”
• Sometimes the contract with the independent contractor “is simply an inadequate framework in which to analyze whether a premises owner has a duty of reasonable care.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).