LAW 604C Lecture Notes - Lecture 28: The Adt Corporation, Summary Judgment, Misfeasance
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Tort duties can be created, modified, or limited by contracts, informal undertakings, or by mutual and reasonable expectations between parties. Duties in tort and contract: risks created by the actor. Defendant performs engineering work for plai(cid:374)tiff"s i(cid:374)sura(cid:374)(cid:272)e (cid:272)lie(cid:374)t. Defe(cid:374)da(cid:374)t"s (cid:449)ork led to a fire (cid:271)ei(cid:374)g started a(cid:374)d people"s li(cid:448)e put at risk as well as causing property damage. Plaintiff sues to recover the amount of insurance it had to pay its client. Defendant argues no duty of care existed. Defendant moves for summary judgment; which was granted b/c defe(cid:374)da(cid:374)t argues the plai(cid:374)tiff"s losses (cid:449)ere purely e(cid:272)o(cid:374)o(cid:373)i(cid:272) 9th cir. court certifies question for supreme court of washington. Holding of trial court vacated, case to proceed. Ltk did owe a duty of reasonable care in performing engineering work. The s(cid:272)ope of a(cid:374) e(cid:374)gi(cid:374)eer"s dut(cid:455) e(cid:454)te(cid:374)ds to perso(cid:374)s (cid:449)ho hold a legall(cid:455) protected interest in the property. Engineers owe a duty of reasonable care in the.
