Millard Matthews Builders, Inc. v. PLANT IMPROVEMENT COMPANY, INC.

Deen, Presiding Judge.

Appellee, Plant Improvement Company, Inc., commenced this action against the appellant, Millard Matthews Builders, Inc., and two subcontractors, seeking to recover damages allegedly resulting from the defendants’ negligent design and construction of a building. It is undisputed that construction of the appellee’s commercial building was completed by the appellant in 1974, and that on August 31, 1979, a portion of the roof collapsed, resulting in damages claimed by the appellee to exceed $48,000. The appellee’s complaint was filed on March 25, 1982, within 4 years of the…