Legal Opinion
O'BRIEN v. Hazelet & Erdal
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided December 23, 1980No. Docket Nos. 61666, 61342, 61483, 61498-61501. (Calendar Nos. 1-4)PublishedCited by 128 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLevin, J.
These cases present due process and equal protection challenges to the constitutionality of a statute which provides that actions for injuries arising out of the defective and unsafe condition of an improvement to real property may not be maintained against "any state licensed architect or professional engineer performing or furnishing the design or supervision of construction of such improvement more than 6 years after the time of occupancy of the completed improvement, use or acceptance of such improvement”.
The challenges are advanced by individual plaintiffs who seek to recover damages…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Dandridge v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Williamson v. Lee Optical of Oklahoma, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Lindsley v. Natural Carbonic Gas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1911
- United States Department of Agriculture v. MorenoSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by128 opinions
- Klein v. CatalanoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
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- Trinity River Authority v. URS Consultants, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1994
- Frankenmuth Mutual Insurance v. Marlette Homes, Inc.Michigan Supreme Court · 1998
- Lamb v. Wedgewood South Corp.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1983
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