Practice point: A contractor that performs its work in
accordance with contract plans is not lliable unless those plans are so
patently defective as to place a contractor of ordinary prudence on notice that
the project, if completed according to the plans, is potentially dangerous.
Student note: As a general rule, a builder or contractor is justified in relying upon the plans and specifications which he has contracted to follow.
Case: Nichols-Sisson v. Windstar Airport Serv., Inc.,
NY Slip Op 06788 (2d Dept.
2012).
Tomorrow’s issue: A civilian’s liability for providing
information to law enforcement.
