Court Opinion

ID: 9579455
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-21 21:55:22.321731+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:35:31.244389
License: Public Domain

GREENE, Judge,
concurring.
I fully concur in the majority opinion but write separately to clarify the issue of plaintiffs’ “damage to property” claim.
While plaintiffs’ “damage to property” claim seeks recovery for damage done to the pianos while in the University’s possession and is based on the contract provision wherein the University assumed the risk of any loss to the pianos, their “breach of contract” claim also seeks damages; but these damages are for breach of the contract provision holding the University responsible for the wrongful withholding of the pianos. As the two claims represent separate issues arising under the contract, the University’s sovereign immunity defense does not apply to either.