Consolidated Grain & Barge Co. v. Structural Systems, Inc.

T1 I join the court's pronouncement. I write separately to highlight the analysis underlying my own conclusion which coincides with that of the court's opinion. My view tracks faithfully the centuries-old rules of statutory construction for distinguishing between the two time-bar categories that govern extinguishment of rights and extinguishment of remedies in actions.

T2 In the Anglo-American system of law legal bars that restrict the time for bringing an action are divided into two distinct ru-briecs. The most familiar of these is that known as a statute of limitations. The limitations' time…