TALLMADGE v. SKYLINE CONSTRUCTION, INC.

No. 77-657.

86 Wis.2d 356 (1978)

272 N.W.2d 404

TALLMADGE, Plaintiff-Appellant: RADLER, and others, d/b/a CCRT Company, a partnership, Plaintiffs, v. SKYLINE CONSTRUCTION, INC., and another, Defendants-Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided November 10, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiff-appellant there were briefs by Frank, Hiller & Shapiro, Ltd., and oral argument by David S. Norman, Milwaukee.

For the defendants-respondents there were briefs and oral argument by John H. Niebler of Niebler & Niebler, Menomonee Falls.

Before Decker, C.J., Cannon, P.J., and Robert W. Hansen, Reserve Judge.


DECKER, C. J.

Sections 893.14 and 893.19 (5), Stats., require that an action to recover damages for injury to property based upon the alleged negligence of a party must be commenced within six years after the cause of action has accrued. The key question in this appeal is "when does such a cause of action accrue?"

The plaintiffs, second owners of a 24-unit apartment building located in the city of West Milwaukee...

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