FNB Mortgage Corp. v. Pacific General Group
California Court of Appeal
[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KOLKEY, J.
This action arises from alleged construction defects at a Sacramento apartment complex. The central issue on appeal is whether the 10-year statute of limitations under Code of Civil Procedure section 337.15 1 bars the cross-complaint of FNB Mortgage Corp. and Granite Savings Bank (collectively, FNB) for express contractual indemnity against the developer, cross-defendant Pacific General Group (Pacific General).
Section 337.15 requires that a suit to recover damages for a latent design or construction defect be brought within 10 years of the date of substantial completion of…
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