Cage v. Colonial Bldg. Co., Inc. of Raleigh

EXUM, Chief Justice..

This case arises out of the allegedly negligent construction by defendant Colonial Building Company, Inc., (“Colonial”) of a townhouse subsequently purchased by plaintiff Ruthann Cage. Plaintiff purchased the townhouse more than six years before she brought this action. The question presented is whether the claim is barred by the six-year real property improvement statute of repose, N.C.G.S. § 1-50(5). We conclude the claim is barred and reverse the Court of Appeals’ contrary decision. .

This appeal is before us by way of the Court of Appeals on a motion to dismiss for…