Robert & Company Associates v. Rhodes-Haverty Partnership

How courts have described this case

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

• recognizing as actionable a claim arising out of “any transaction in which [the defendant] has a pecuniary interest”
• holding engineering firm liable to buyer when firm knew report was for specific purpose of encouraging buyers to purchase a building
• allowing cause of action for misrepresentation despite lack of privity between parties
• discussing the general rule requiring privity where the loss was merely economic
• involving a claim for reliance upon the report of an engineer
• “We think the best rule for resolution ... is the one enunciated in the Restatement of Torts 2d, § 552 (1977).”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).