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BLAKE CONST. CO., INC. v. ALLEY

Record No. 831942.

353 S.E.2d 724 (1987)

BLAKE CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. v. Milton M. ALLEY, et al.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

March 6, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

S. Miles Dumville, Richmond, (Philip S. Marstiller; Thomas & Fiske, P.C., Richmond, on briefs), for appellant.

Murray H. Wright, Richmond, (Edward E. Nicholas, III; McGuire, Woods & Battle, Richmond, on brief), for appellees.

Present: All the Justices.

COCHRAN, Justice.

This appeal presents the question whether a cause of action exists in Virginia for a contractor to recover from an architect or engineer for economic loss in the absence of privity.

Blake Construction Company, Inc. (Blake), general contractor, entered into a contract with the Commonwealth of Virginia, owner, for construction of an office building in Richmond. By a separate contract, the Commonwealth employed the firm of Ballou and Justice...

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