Hanna v. Huer, Johns, Neel, Rivers & Webb

How courts have described this case

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

• recognizing the “great weight of authority” that an architect does not by reason of any supervisory authority over construction assume responsibility for day-to-day methods utilized by the contractor to complete the construction
• “For negligence to exist there must be a duty and a breach thereof before the conduct becomes actionable.”
• architect who has agreed to supervise the project must specifically agree to supervise safety; also lists seven factors to use in determining whether supervisory powers go beyond the provisions of the contract: (1) actual supervision and control of the work; (2
• architect who has agreed to supervise the project must specifically agree to supervise safety; also lists seven factors to use in determining whether supervisory powers go beyond the provisions of the contract: (1) actual supervision and control of the work; (2
• a professional may become responsible for the safety of workers by retaining the authority to issue change orders at the worksite and then proceeding to do so in an unprofessional or negligent manner, even if the professional contract does not include an obligation for safety
• architecture firm undertook no duty for safety at jobsite

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).