Subcontractor Liability and Collateral Torts Quiz

The exception provided in the Georgia Code states that the prime contractor would not be liable for a collateral tort if it is not a violation of an express contract obligation.

Any act of the subcontractor in negligently damaging Fields' walnut trees would be considered a collateral tort because it would not be a violation of an express contract obligation.

The prime contractor would not be liable for the subcontractor's negligent act if it does not violate an express contract obligation falling within the exception provided in the Georgia Code.

<p>The prime contractor would not be liable because the negligent act of the subcontractor would be considered a collateral tort for which the prime contractor would not be responsible.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The significance is that the duty being dischargeable in any effective manner means that the act of the subcontractor in negligently damaging the property would not be a violation of an express contract obligation, making the prime contractor not liable.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The negligent act of the subcontractor would not fall within the exception because it would not be a violation of an express contract obligation, and thus the prime contractor would not be liable according to the Georgia Code.</p> Signup and view all the answers