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Ross v. Sam W. Emerson Co.

Supreme Court of Ohio
Mar 7, 1990
49 Ohio St. 3d 206 (Ohio 1990)

Opinion

No. 89-1146

Submitted January 9, 1990 —

Decided March 7, 1990.

Statutes of limitations — R.C. 2305.131 constitutionally prevents accrual of actions against architects and builders where action arises more than ten years following completion of services.

APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Cuyahoga County, No. 55383.

Dworken Bernstein Co., L.P.A., and Patrick J. Perotti, for appellants.

Thomas J. Keenan, for appellee Sam W. Emerson Company.

Stephen C. Merriam, for appellees Perkins Will, Inc. and Perkins Will Partnership.

Terrance P. Gravens, for Lakewood Board of Education.


The judgment of the court of appeals is affirmed on authority of Sedar v. Knowlton Constr. Co. (1990), 49 Ohio St.3d 193, 551 N.E.2d 938.

MOYER, C.J., HOLMES, WRIGHT, H. BROWN and RESNICK, JJ., concur.

SWEENEY and DOUGLAS, JJ., dissent.


Summaries of

Ross v. Sam W. Emerson Co.

Supreme Court of Ohio
Mar 7, 1990
49 Ohio St. 3d 206 (Ohio 1990)
Case details for

Ross v. Sam W. Emerson Co.

Case Details

Full title:ROSS ET AL., APPELLANTS, v. SAM W. EMERSON COMPANY ET AL., APPELLEES

Court:Supreme Court of Ohio

Date published: Mar 7, 1990

Citations

49 Ohio St. 3d 206 (Ohio 1990)
551 N.E.2d 950

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