Ocel v. City of Eagan

SIMONETT, Justice.

This case raises the same main issue decided today in Bulau v. Hector Plumbing & Heating Company, 402 N.W.2d 528 (Minn.1987), namely: when does the 2-year statute of limitations begin to run on a contribution claim arising from a defective improvement to real estate? Following Bulau, we hold that the statute of limitations begins to run on discovery of the defective and unsafe condition, and that Minn.Stat. § 541.051 (1986) is applicable to the facts of this case and bars the contribution action. We reverse the contrary court of appeals’ ruling.

On March 8, 1978, a meeting…