Garweth Corp. v. Boston Edison Co.

How courts have described this case

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

• stating that “the economic damage rule [limits] recovery for economic losses in tort-based, strict liability or negligence cases . . .”
• rejecting claim that negligent oil spill caused damages for delay in ability to complete contract work
• rejecting plaintiff’s contention “that, because this is a contamination case, the economic loss rule is inapplicable”
• oil spill caused delay in contract work but did not result in damage to person or property of plaintiff
• economic loss role precludes recovery for economic losses in tort-based strict liability or negligence cases absent personal injury or property damage
• “The traditional economic loss rule provides that, when a defendant interferes with a contract or economic opportunity due to negligence and causes no harm to either the person or property of the plaintiff, the plaintiff may not recover for purely economic losses”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).