TRINITY CHURCH v. LAWSON-BELL


925 A.2d 720 (2007)

394 N.J. Super. 159

TRINITY CHURCH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Atkin Olshin LAWSON-BELL, formerly Tony Atkin Associates; Bruce E. Brooks & Associates; E. Allen Reeves, Inc.; and Gallo Masonry, L.L.C., Defendants-Respondents, and Dibiase Construction, Inc.; Ortega Consulting Structural Engineering; Lower Bucks Cooling and Heating; and F & M Rojak Insulation Co., Defendants, and Gallo Masonry, L.L.C., Defendant/Third-Party Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Maria Isabel G. Beas, Third-Party Defendant-Respondent.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided June 27, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Adrienne C. Rogove, Princeton, argued the cause for appellant (Saul Ewing, attorneys for appellant; Ms. Rogove, of counsel and on the brief; David C. Kistler, on the brief).

John H. King argued the cause for respondent Atkin Olshin Lawson-Bell (Thompson Becker & Bothwell, Cherry Hill, attorneys; Mr. King, on the brief).

Stephen D. Menard, King of Prussia, PA, argued the cause for respondent Bruce E. Brooks & Associates (Powell, Trachtman, Logan, Carrle & Lombardo, attorneys; Mr. Menard, of counsel and on the brief).

James W. Scott, Jr., Philadelphia, PA, argued the cause for respondent E. Allen Reeves, Inc. (White and Williams, attorneys; Mr. Scott, of counsel and on the brief; Warren E. Kampf, of the Pennsylvania bar, admitted pro hac vice, on the brief).

Louis A. Bove, Philadelphia, PA, argued the cause for respondent Gallo Masonry, L.L.C. (Bodell, Bove, Grace & Van Horn, attorneys; Mr. Bove, of counsel and on the brief; Jay M. Green, on the brief).

Keith L. Hovey, Woodbridge, argued the cause for respondent Maria Isabel G. Beas (Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, attorneys; Mr. Hovey, of counsel and on the brief).

Before Judges LINTNER, S.L. REISNER and C.L. MINIMAN.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

S.L. REISNER, J.A.D.

Plaintiff Trinity Church appeals from four trial court orders dismissing on summary judgment its complaint against an architect and several other defendants based on alleged construction defects. We conclude that plaintiff's complaint was properly dismissed because it was filed beyond the statute of limitations which, by contract, commenced on the date of substantial completion of the construction...

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