Whiting-Turner Contracting Co. v. Coupard

RODOWSKY, Judge.

In this case we sustain, against a variety of challenges, the constitutionality of an aspect of the statute of repose applicable to claims, including claims for indemnity, resulting from the defective and unsafe condition of an improvement to real property. While the challenges implicate the current statute as a whole, this case is specifically concerned with the statute as it stood in the twelve months prior to an amendment effective July 1, 1980.

Md.Code (1974, 1980 Repl.Vol.), § 5-108 (the Act) of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article (Courts Article) provided:

§ 5-108.…