Sunset Presbyterian Church v. Brockamp & Jaeger, Inc.

In this construction defect case, we interpret the meaning of the contractual term “date of substantial completion” and the statutory term “substantial completion” to decide whether defendants were entitled to summary judgment on the basis that plaintiffs tort claims were barred either by the statute of limitations or by the statute of ultimate repose. We conclude that defendants were not entitled to summary judgment, affirm the decision of the Court of Appeals, reverse the judgment of the trial court, and remand to the trial court for further proceedings.

We take the following uncontested…