Milwaukee Partners v. Collins Engineers, Inc.

This is an action to recover losses Milwaukee Partners claims it sustained as the result of neg ligence by Collins Engineers, Inc. The trial court dismissed Milwaukee Partners' complaint as barred by the six-year statute of limitations for contract actions, holding inapplicable the rule that tolls a statute of limitations until the plaintiff has either discovered or in the exercise of reasonable diligence should have discovered its injury. We reverse.

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Milwaukee Partners purchased a Milwaukee office building in September of 1983. Prior to buying the building, Milwaukee Partners hired Collins…