Tomczak v. Bailey

The issue on appeal is whether the discovery rule adopted in Hansen v. A.H. Robins, Inc., 113 Wis. 2d 550, 335 N.W.2d 578 (1983), applies to the time limitation for commencement of an action against a land surveyor set out in § 893.37, STATS. The statute bars a negligence action against a land surveyor brought more than six years after completion of the survey.

We have previously granted the petition of Pete L. Bailey, a land surveyor, and his employer, American Surveying Company, Inc. (Bailey), seeking leave to appeal the trial court's order denying their motion for summary judgment. The…