Legal Opinion
Josephs v. Burns
Oregon Supreme Court
Decided December 1, 1971PublishedCited by 119 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHolman, J.
Plaintiffs, the owners, lessors and lessees of certain buildings, bring these consolidated actions against defendants, architects and engineers, for damages to real and personal property, as well as for the resulting loss of income. The actions are based on the collapse of a roof which allegedly resulted from defendants’ negligence in supervision and construction.
The trial court entered judgments for defendants after sustaining demurrers to plaintiffs’ complaints upon the basis that the statute of limitations imposed by ORS 12.115(1) had run prior to the commencement of the actions. The…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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