Legal Opinion

Kittson County v. Wells, Denbrook & Associates, Inc.

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided April 23, 1976No. 45660PublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Kelly, Justice.

Plaintiff county appeals from a judgment of the district court dismissing its action against defendant architects and construction contractors as barred by the 2-year statute of limitations in Minn. St. 541.051, subd. 1. We reverse.

The county employed defendants Wells, Denbrook & Associates (architects) and Dean L. Witcher, Inc. (contractor) to plan and build a new courthouse. The contractor, in turn, subcontracted the exterior finish of the building to defendant Nordenstrom Plastering Company, Inc. (subcontractor). The subcontractor furnished materials and labor for the…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Rosenberg v. Town of North BergenSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1972
  2. Saylor v. HallCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1973
  3. Skinner v. AndersonIllinois Supreme Court · 1967
  4. Kallas Millwork Corp. v. Square D Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1975
  5. Yakima Fruit & Cold Storage Co. v. Central Heating & Plumbing Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1972

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3Cited by44 opinions

  1. Pacific Indemnity Co. v. Thompson-Yaeger, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
  2. In Re Beverly Hills Fire LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1982
  3. Lietz v. Northern States Power Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 2006
  4. New Riegel Local School Dist. Bd. of Edn. v. Buehrer Group Architecture & Eng., Inc. (Slip Opinion)Ohio Supreme Court · 2019
  5. Olmanson v. LeSueur CountySupreme Court of Minnesota · 2005

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