Town of Oyster Bay v. Hendrickson Bros.

In an action to recover damages for continuing public nuisance, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Feinman, J.), entered May 19, 2011, which granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint as time-barred.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

The plaintiff alleges that, pursuant to a contract with Nassau County, the defendant completed certain sewer construction work in 1980, and that defects in the construction work constitute and contribute to a continuing public nuisance. The action is time-barred for the reasons…