Construction Defect Statute of Limitations Application
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Généré par l'IAThe appellant, contesting a prior judgment, argued that the lower court erred in applying a specific statutory period of limitations to their claim regarding construction defects, asserting a different period should apply based on the nature of the action as one for breach of contract or breach of warranty rather than injury to property, and that the discovery rule should have tolled the statute. The reviewing court affirmed the lower court's decision, reasoning that the claim fundamentally sought recovery for damages to the structure itself, which constitutes injury to property under the relevant statute, and that the prior judgment correctly applied the statute of limitations pertaining to property damage, finding no basis to apply the discovery rule in this context where the limitations period was triggered by substantial completion of the improvement.
Regeste Legislator
Généré par l'IAArt. 66 al. 1 LTF; Construction Defect Statute of Limitations Application: The reviewing court affirmed the lower court's decision, reasoning that the claim fundamentally sought recovery for damages to the structure itself, which constitutes injury to property under the relevant statute, and that the prior judgment correctly applied the statute of limitations pertaining to property damage, finding no basis to apply the discovery rule in this context where the limitations period was triggered by substantial completion of the improvement.
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