Beauregard-Bezou v. Pierce

In this negligence action, defendant appeals by leave granted from an order of the circuit court denying his motion for summary disposition. We reverse.

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Defendant’s motion for summary disposition is based on the six-year statute of limitations for actions against architects, professional engineers, or contractors arising from improvements to real property, MCL 600.5839; MSA 27A.5839. Defendant, a residential building contractor, undertook to construct a home for plaintiff and her husband, Marion, in a written contract dated October 16, 1978. Plaintiff occupied the home on September 20, 1979,…