· 6/14/1982
The Flintkote Company v. Dravo Corporation, Diamond Manufacturing Company, Inc. And B. F. Diamond Construction Company, Inc.
Citations
- 678 F.2d 942
- 1982 U.S. App. LEXIS 18428
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that Georgia’s “economic loss rule” barred plaintiffs negligence claim
- finding no reason to except contractors or other professionals from Georgia economic loss rule
- finding no reason to except contractors or other professionals from Georgia economic loss rule
- “Where federal jurisdiction is based on diversity of citizenship, the substantive law of the forum state applies.”
- “In determining the law of the state, federal courts must follow the decisions of the state’s highest court.”
- “Georgia decisions addressing this issue have in almost all cases held that a plaintiff simply cannot recover in tort for economic losses resulting from loss of value or use of the thing sold.”
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Judges: Roney, Kravitch, Pittman
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