Legal Opinion
Hickman v. Carven
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided November 5, 2001No. 12, Sept. Term, 2001PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILNER, Judge.
Maryland Code, § 5-108(a) of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article provides, in relevant part, that no cause of action for damages accrues when “personal injury, or injury to real or personal property resulting from the defective and unsafe condition of an improvement to real property occurs more than 20 years after the date the entire improvement first becomes available for its intended use.” We have regarded that statute as one of repose and not one of limitations. See Rose v. Fox Pool, 335 Md. 351, 643 A.2d 906 (1994).
The general issue before us in this case is whether…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Rose v. Fox Pool Corp.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1994
- Mullis v. Southern Co. Services, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1982
- Allentown Plaza Associates v. Suburban Propane Gas Corp.Court of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1979
- Thedward Hilliard v. Lummus Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Travelers Insurance v. Guardian Alarm Co.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1998
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- Anderson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2011
- Rhee v. HIGHLAND DEVELOPMENT CORP.Court of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2008
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