State v. Lundin

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs.

In a suit by a construction project owner against a general contractor and architect for defective construction and design, the cause of action generally accrues upon the completion of construction, meaning completion of the actual physical work. Application of that well-established principle cannot be avoided in this case by the two arguments advanced by appellant, the owner.

First, for Statute of Limitations purposes the date of the final certificate is not controlling. In the contract before…