Holy Family Catholic Congregation v. Stubenrauch Associates, Inc.

Holy Family Catholic Congregation appeals a summary judgment dismissing its complaint against Stubenrauch Associates, Inc., and Hoffman Company, Inc., the architect and general contractor for the congregation’s church building. The circuit court found that sec. 893.89, Stats., barring actions begun more than six years after "substantial completion” of real estate improvements, rendered Holy Family’s suit untimely. 1

Holy Family first contends that the circuit court erred by concluding as a matter of law that the statutory period began to run on the date the congregation held its first service…