Legal Opinion
Board of School Comm. v. Architects Group
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided December 3, 1999No. 1980720PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The question presented in this case is whether county boards of education are immune from the operation of the statutes of limitations found at §§ 6-2-34 and 6-2-38(l), Ala. Code 1975. We hold that they are not.
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On May 19, 1989, the Board of School Commissioners of Mobile County ("the Board") contracted with The Architects Group, Inc. ("TAG"), to design O'Rourke Elementary School in Mobile. On May 30, 1991, TAG issued a "Certificate of Substantial Completion" for the school. In September 1991, the Board took occupancy, and TAG performed its final inspection on May 12, 1992.
The Board claims…
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- Belcher v. Jefferson County Bd. of Educ.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1985
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