Soviero Bros. Contracting Corp. v. City of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtBreitel, J.
Plaintiff is a contractor who undertook in written agreements with the City of New York to construct two sewers at separate locations and to make the necessary excavations. It sues for damages based on misrepresentations in the city’s specifications as to the site of one of the sewer excavations and the physical condition of the subsurface area of the other. The city sets up as an affirmative defense the time limitation contained in the contracts for the bringing of suits. That provision requires that actions be commenced within one year after the filing in the office of the comptroller of…
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