Diamond v. New Jersey Bell Telephone Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Schettiito, J.

This case requires another examination of when a cause of action “accrues” for statute of limitations purposes. See also New Market Poultry Farms, Inc. v. Fellows, 51 N. J. 419 (1968); Bosenau v. City of New Brunswick, 51 N. J. 130 (1968); Fernandi v. Strully, 35 N. J. 434 (1961).

*596In 1957, defendant Bell Telephone Company installed an underground conduit on plaintiffs’ property in Morristown.1 The conduit was installed over plaintiffs’ sewer line and, allegedly, the work was performed in such a negligent manner as to break the “clean-outs”…