BUSINESS TORTS

Construction Contract • Negligence Claim • Gist of Action Doctrine

Lewicki v. Romec, Inc., PICS Case No. 17-1338 (C.P. Monroe July 6, 2017 Williamson, J. (15 pages).

Under the Gist of Action Doctrine, plaintiffs were barred from pursuing their claims of failure to perform in a workmanlike manner/negligence against defendants since the alleged negligence arose out of a duty created by a contractual relationship. The court granted defendants' preliminary objections in part.