Hartford Insurance Company of the Midwest v. American Automatic Sprinkler Systems, Incorporated

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge NIEMEYER wrote the opinion, in which Judge WILLIAMS and Judge MICHAEL joined.

OPINION

' NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge:

We are presented with the question of whether “contractor,” as used in Maryland’s 10-year statute of repose granting immunity from suits arising from improvements to real property, includes subcontractors. See Md.Code Ann., Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 5 — 108(b). We hold that it does and therefore affirm the district court’s entry of summary judgment in favor of a sprinkler-system subcontractor for claims arising from work it performed in 1982. We also…