Arbor Vitae-Woodruff Joint School District No.1 v. Gulf Insurance Co.

HOOVER, PJ.

¶ 1. Gulf Insurance Company appeals a judgment declaring timely the action brought against it by Arbor Vitae-Woodruff Joint School District No. 1 and allowing it to proceed. Wisconsin Stat. § 779.14(2)1 allows an injured party to directly sue the surety on a public works bond within a year of the "completion of work under the contract." Gulf contends that § 779.14(2), a statute of limitations, precludes the claim because it was not brought within one year of the completion of work. At issue is when work was completed under the contract. We conclude that the statute of limitations…