Davis v. Baugh Indus. Contractors, Inc.

How courts have described this case

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

• concluding that \'[a]n underlying purpose of tort law is to provide for public safety'\ (quoting Johnson v. Equip. Specialists, Inc., 58 III. App. 3d 133, 373 N.E.2d 837, 843, 15 III. Dec 491 (1978))
• deciding whether to abandon the common law doctrine of completion and acceptance
• rejecting contract-based defense rooted in privity and recognizing deterrent effect of tort liability
• rejecting contract-based defense rooted in privity and recognizing deterrent effect of tort liability
• “Trial court rulings in conjunction with a motion for summary judgment are reviewed de novo.”
• expert opinions that help establish the elements of negligence are admissible

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).