Legal Opinion
CLL Associates Ltd. Partnership v. Arrowhead Pacific Corp.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided March 23, 1993No. 91-1460PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSteinmetz, J.
There is one issue presented in this case. When does a contract cause of action "accrue," as that term is used in sec. 893.43, Stats.,1 Wisconsin's six-year statute of limitations for contract actions? We hold that under sec. 893.43, a contract cause of action accrues at the moment the contract is breached, regardless of whether the injured party knew or should have known that the breach occurred.
*608Plaintiff, CLL Associates Limited Partnership ("CLL"), constructed two, six-story apartment buildings in Superior, Wisconsin (hereinafter referred to as "project") in 1977. The Wisconsin Housing…
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