Obligation-Conflict Resolution
Case 94-5 (1994) · Conflict Of Interest Providing Both City Engineer And Inspection Services
Professional obligations conflict, and the board applies no fixed rule for which one wins.
Each resolution is recorded as three edges:
competesWith (the tension),
prevailsOver (the obligation the board allowed to win in this case), and
defeasibleUnder (the situation under which the yielding obligation gives way).
The same tension is then traced across comparable cases, where its resolution shifts with context.
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How this case resolved it
No resolved obligation competitions are committed for this case.
Open tensions recorded without a resolution:
Firm A Faithful Agent Duty vs Firm A Faithful Agent Duty to City
What the board concluded
- It was unethical for Engineer A to serve as city engineer and also provide review and inspection services for private developers within the city.
Recorded violations:
Dual Position Marketing violates Firm A Faithful Agent Duty
Dual Client Engagement violates Firm A Faithful Agent Duty