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Opinions in Minnesota that cite Wittmer v. Ruegemer, 419 N.W.2d 493.
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City of Jackson, Appellant,
Minn. Ct. App. 2025
12 plaintiff from discovering the defective and unsafe condition.” Wittmer v. Ruegemer , superseded by statute on other grounds, 1988 Minn. Laws ch. 607, § 1, at 680-81 (codified at Minn. Stat. § 541.051, subd.
- Broek v. Park Nicollet Health Services 660 N.W.2d 439 Minn. Ct. App. 2003
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Broek v. Park Nicollet Health Services
660 N.W.2d 439
Minn. Ct. App. 2003
“The general rule with respect to actions for negligence is that the cause of action accrues * * * when the negligent act or omission causes injury on which the injured party could maintain an action.”
- Dakota County v. BWBR Architects, Inc. 645 N.W.2d 487 Minn. Ct. App. 2002
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Dakota County v. BWBR Architects, Inc.
645 N.W.2d 487
Minn. Ct. App. 2002
-98 (Minn.1988), where-the supreme court stated: With respect, however, to the two-year limitation period, it is apparent that fraud does not toll the statute because the limitation period does not, according to its terms, begin to run until discovery of the defective condition.
- Bertram v. Poole 597 N.W.2d 309 Minn. Ct. App. 1999
- Bertram v. Poole 597 N.W.2d 309 Minn. Ct. App. 1999
- Majestic Inc. v. Berry 593 N.W.2d 251 Minn. Ct. App. 1999
- Majestic Inc. v. Berry 593 N.W.2d 251 Minn. Ct. App. 1999
- J.J. v. Luckow 578 N.W.2d 17 Minn. Ct. App. 1998
- J.J. v. Luckow 578 N.W.2d 17 Minn. Ct. App. 1998
- W.J.L. v. Bugge 573 N.W.2d 677 Minn. 1998
- W.J.L. v. Bugge 573 N.W.2d 677 Minn. 1998
- DLH, Inc. v. Russ 566 N.W.2d 60 Minn. 1997
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DLH, Inc. v. Russ
566 N.W.2d 60
Minn. 1997
See also City of Willmar v. Short-Elliott-Hendrickson, Inc., (); Anderson v. Twin City Rapid Transit Co., 250 Minn. 167, 186
- Blackowiak v. Kemp 546 N.W.2d 1 Minn. 1996
- Blackowiak v. Kemp 546 N.W.2d 1 Minn. 1996
- DLH, Inc. v. Russ 544 N.W.2d 326 Minn. Ct. App. 1996
- Tower Asphalt, Inc. v. Determan Welding & Tank Service, Inc. 530 N.W.2d 872 Minn. Ct. App. 1995
- Tower Asphalt, Inc. v. Determan Welding & Tank Service, Inc. 530 N.W.2d 872 Minn. Ct. App. 1995
- Metropolitan Property & Casualty Insurance Co. v. Metropolitan Transit Commission 526 N.W.2d 628 Minn. Ct. App. 1995
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Metropolitan Property & Casualty Insurance Co. v. Metropolitan Transit Commission
526 N.W.2d 628
Minn. Ct. App. 1995
Minn. Stat. § 541.05 ; -96 (Minn.1988) (citing O’).
- Williams v. Tweed 520 N.W.2d 515 Minn. Ct. App. 1994
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Williams v. Tweed
520 N.W.2d 515
Minn. Ct. App. 1994
Williams concedes that section 541.-051 applies to the construction of a (“[C]on-struction of a septic system is an improvement to real property.”), ajfd in part and rev’d in part
- ABC v. Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis 513 N.W.2d 482 Minn. Ct. App. 1994
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ABC v. Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis
513 N.W.2d 482
Minn. Ct. App. 1994
See, (where plaintiff contended fraudulent concealment delayed discovery of defective condition, question of when plaintiff discovered or should have discovered defective condition was issue for trier of fact to determine); K.E., d at 515 (case remanded for determination where trial court had not
- Independent School District No. 622 v. Keene Corp. 495 N.W.2d 244 Minn. Ct. App. 1993
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Independent School District No. 622 v. Keene Corp.
495 N.W.2d 244
Minn. Ct. App. 1993
-97 (Minn.1988) (employing the 15-year limitation in an example despite passage of 1986 amendment reducing limitation to 10 years).
- Kline v. Doughboy Recreational Manufacturing Co. 495 N.W.2d 435 Minn. Ct. App. 1993
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Kline v. Doughboy Recreational Manufacturing Co.
495 N.W.2d 435
Minn. Ct. App. 1993
Under the 1984 statute of limitations applicable in this case, the two-year period “commences when the injured party discovers, or with reasonable diligence should have discovered, the defective condition of an improvement to real property.”
- Griebel v. Andersen Corp. 489 N.W.2d 521 Minn. 1992
- Griebel v. Andersen Corp. 489 N.W.2d 521 Minn. 1992
- Sargent v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance 486 N.W.2d 14 Minn. Ct. App. 1992
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Sargent v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
486 N.W.2d 14
Minn. Ct. App. 1992
-96 (Minn.1988) (cause of action generally accrues when it can be brought without being subject to dismissal for failure to state a claim); Spira v. Standard Ins.
- Arden Hills North Homes Ass'n v. Pemtom, Inc. 475 N.W.2d 495 Minn. Ct. App. 1991
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Arden Hills North Homes Ass'n v. Pemtom, Inc.
475 N.W.2d 495
Minn. Ct. App. 1991
(flooding caused by defective septic system); (explosion caused by defective switchboard); Bulan v. Hector Plumbing & Heating Co., (fire caused by defective fireplace); (Min
- City of Willmar v. Short-Elliott-Hendrickson, Inc. 475 N.W.2d 73 Minn. 1991
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City of Willmar v. Short-Elliott-Hendrickson, Inc.
475 N.W.2d 73
Minn. 1991
this court concluded that section 541.051 established discovery of the defective condition, not discovery of the damage or injury it caused, as the point at which a cause of action accrued and the limitation period began.
- O'Reilly v. Allstate Insurance Co. 474 N.W.2d 221 Minn. Ct. App. 1991
- O'Reilly v. Allstate Insurance Co. 474 N.W.2d 221 Minn. Ct. App. 1991
- Johnson v. Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric 469 N.W.2d 517 Minn. Ct. App. 1991
- Johnson v. Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric 469 N.W.2d 517 Minn. Ct. App. 1991
- Western Lake Superior Sanitary District v. Orfei & Sons, Inc. 463 N.W.2d 781 Minn. Ct. App. 1990
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Western Lake Superior Sanitary District v. Orfei & Sons, Inc.
463 N.W.2d 781
Minn. Ct. App. 1990
that when sudden, calamitous damage arises out of a hidden defect, the date of the owner’s discovery may be a matter for summary disposition.
- Horvath v. Liquid Controls Corp. 455 N.W.2d 60 Minn. Ct. App. 1990
- Horvath v. Liquid Controls Corp. 455 N.W.2d 60 Minn. Ct. App. 1990
- Thorp v. Price Bros. Co. 441 N.W.2d 817 Minn. Ct. App. 1989
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Thorp v. Price Bros. Co.
441 N.W.2d 817
Minn. Ct. App. 1989
which involved application of the 1984 version of § 541.051, the plaintiffs’ yard had been gradually damaged by dampness, seepage, and ultimately standing water and destruction of vegetation from a defective septic system.
- Arbitration Demand of 200 Levee Drive Associates, Ltd. v. Bor-Son Building Corp. 441 N.W.2d 560 Minn. Ct. App. 1989
- Arbitration Demand of 200 Levee Drive Associates, Ltd. v. Bor-Son Building Corp. 441 N.W.2d 560 Minn. Ct. App. 1989