Batzer Construction, Inc. v. John Boyer

Defendant appeals a judgment for plaintiffs in a contract action. He assigns error to the trial court’s grant of a directed verdict for plaintiffs on their claim and on his counterclaims. Plaintiffs cross-assign error to the trial court’s ruling that defendant’s counterclaims were not time barred by ORS 12.110(1), the general tort statute of limitation. We affirm.

Defendant and plaintiffs built buildings for lease to the United States Postal Service (USPS). Each party performed specific tasks to further that endeavor. Defendant found suitable land, purchased the land, and handled most of the…