Severin doctrine

The Severin doctrine (Severin v. United States Court of Claims, 1943. 99 Ct.Cl. 435) states that a general contractor cannot sue an owner on behalf of one of its subcontractors to recover monies due to the subcontractor unless the general contractor is itself liable to the subcontractor.[1]

"Plaintiffs therefore had the burden of proving, not that someone suffered actual damages from the defendant's breach of contract, but that they, plaintiffs, suffered actual damages." [2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Catwalk leaves scratch marks". Roads and Bridges. 41 (4). April 2003.
  2. ↑ Severin v. United States Court of Claims, 1943. 99 Ct.Cl. 435
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