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NEWARK BETH ISRAEL v. GRUZEN

124 N.J. 357 (1991)

590 A.2d 1171

NEWARK BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. GRUZEN AND PARTNERS, D/B/A GRUZEN, SAMTON, STEINGLASS, ARCHITECTS, DEFENDANT AND THIRD-PARTY PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT. ISADORE AND ZACHARY ROSENFIELD, ASSOCIATED ARCHITECTS, D/B/A THE ROSENFIELD PARTNERSHIP, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT, v. LEV ZETLIN ASSOCIATES, INC., THIRD-PARTY DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided June 4, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul J. Hirsh argued the cause for appellant Gruzen and Partners, etc. (Whipple, Ross & Hirsh attorneys).

Frank P. Leanza argued the cause for appellant Isadore and Zachary Rosenfield, Associated Architects, etc. (McDermott & McGee, attorneys).

Bruce D. Shoulson argued the cause for respondent Newark Beth Israel Medical Center (Lowenstein, Sandler, Kohl, Fisher & Boylan, attorneys, Mary Jo Reich, on the brief).

Peter A. Piro argued the cause for respondent Lev Zetlin Associates, Inc. (Haskins, Hack, Piro, O'Day, Merklinger & Wallace, attorneys).

The opinion of the court was delivered by GARIBALDI, J.

This case draws our attention once more to the application of the statute of repose, N.J.S.A. 2A:14-1.1, which limits to a ten-year period the exposure to liability of designers, planners, and builders for damages to person and property arising out of the defective and unsafe condition of an improvement to real property. See E.A. Williams v. Russo Dev. Corp., 82 N.J. 160...

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