WRIGHT CONST. SERVICES v. HARD ART STUDIO

No. COA19-1089.

853 S.E.2d 500 (2020)

WRIGHT CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, INC., Plaintiff, v. The HARD ART STUDIO, PLLC, George W. Carter, Jr., Collins Structural Consulting, PLLC, and Scott A. Collins, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

Filed: December 31, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Poyner Spruill LLP, by Matthew C. Bouchard , and Benjamin T. Buskirk , Raleigh, for plaintiff-appellant.

Gallivan, White & Boyd, P.A., by James M. Dedman, IV , Charlotte, and Tyler L. Martin , for defendants-appellees The Hard Art Studio, PLLC and George W. Carter, Jr.

Allen, Moore & Rogers, LLP, Raleigh, by Joseph C. Moore, III , and Warren Hynson , for defendants-appellees Collins Structural Consulting, PLLC and Scott A. Collins.


In North Carolina, architects and engineers performing work on a construction project owe a duty of care to those who reasonably rely on their work, including the builder on the project. This duty applies even if the architect was hired by the property owner and has no other business relationship with the builder. An architect who...

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