Longtin v. D'Ambra Const. Co., Inc.

How courts have described this case

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

• special duty exists where plaintiff's property abutted state's construction project and plaintiff received assurances that defendants would fix any damage caused
• “When the state engages in an activity that a private individual typically would not perform, such as the maintenance of state highways[,] * * * the public duty doctrine will shield the state from liability.”
• state owes duty of reasonable care when conduct is private in nature
• state owes duty of reasonable care when conduct is private in nature
• reconstruction of state highway is activity performed exclusively by state

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).