Legal Opinion
Milestone Contractors, L.P. v. Indiana Bell Telephone Co.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided January 31, 2001No. 49A04-0007-CV-302PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
VAIDIK, Judge
Case Summary
Milestone Contractors, L.P. (Milestone) appeals denials by two trial courts of its motions for judgment on the pleadings after Indiana Bell Telephone Company, Inc. d/b/a Ameritech (Ameritech) sued Milestone for damage allegedly caused to its cables by Milestone’s excavation. . Milestone moved for judgment on the pleadings because the applicable statute of limitations, which Milestone claimed was two years, had lapsed to allow Ameritech to bring its suit. Because we agree that Ameritech’s cables are fixtures, and thus, fall within a six-year statute of…
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