Legal Opinion
Angeles Chemical Co. v. Spencer & Jones
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 2, 1996No. B088796PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MASTERSON, J.
In general, claims for negligence and breach of contract involving damage to real property must be brought within three years and four years, respectively, of the date when the plaintiff discovers, or should have discovered, the injury and its cause. However, if the damage is caused by a latent defect in the construction of an improvement to the property, the claim cannot be brought any later than 10 years after the construction is substantially completed, regardless of when the plaintiff discovers the injury. Put another way, actions based on a latent construction defect…
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