GRECZYN v. COLGATE-PALMOLIVE


869 A.2d 866 (2005)

183 N.J. 5

Wendy GRECZYN, Plaintiff-Appellant, and Steven Fishman, Plaintiff, v. COLGATE-PALMOLIVE, Defendant, and Kling Lindquist, Defendant-Respondent, and John Does (1-20) and ABC Corps. (1-20), Defendants.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided March 21, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jared P. Kingsley, Clark, argued the cause for appellant (Bumgardner, Ellis, McCook & Kingsley, attorneys).

Andrew J. Carlowicz, Jr., New Brunswick, argued the cause for respondent (Hoagland, Longo, Moran, Dunst & Doukas, attorneys).


Justice LONG delivered the opinion of the Court.

On this appeal, we address the interplay of the statute of repose protecting designers and builders, N.J.S.A. 2A:14-1.1, and the rule governing our fictitious-party practice. R. 4:26-4. The case arose when plaintiff was injured on a staircase in a building approximately nine years after its completion. One month prior to the expiration of the ten-year statute of repose, plaintiff filed suit against the...

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