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· 12/15/1994

Silk v. Flat Top Construction, Inc.

Citations

  • 453 S.E.2d 356
  • 192 W. Va. 522
  • 1994 W. Va. LEXIS 255

How courts have described this case

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

  • “Tort law is not designed ... to compensate parties for losses suffered as a result of a breach of duties assumed only by agreement.”
  • the inclusion of negligence allegations in a complaint for breach of contract and misrepresentation not sufficient to trigger the coverage of a general liability policy where claims grounded in contract
  • the inclusion of negligence allegations in a complaint for breach of contract and misrepresentation not sufficient to trigger the coverage of a general liability policy where claims grounded in contract

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Judges: Brotherton, Miller

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