· 4/3/1991
Dugan v. Martel
Citations
- 588 A.2d 744
- 1991 Me. LEXIS 84
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- defendant not estopped from asserting statute of limitations when no showing that the conduct actually induced plaintiff to delay bringing suit
- defendant not estopped from asserting statute of limitations when no showing that the conduct actually induced plaintiff to delay bringing suit
- where plaintiff knew of defects in defendant's installation of insulation, her negligence claim accrued on date she discovered the defects, not on date she discovered the scope of her injury
- \ignorance of a cause of action does not prevent the statute of limitations from running.\
- Statute of limitations began to run when party first noticed problem, not when plaintiff became aware of scope of injury
- estoppel may bar defendant from invoking a statute of limitations defense if defendant conducted himself in a manner that induced plaintiffs not to take timely action
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Judges: Roberts, Wathen, Glassman, Clifford, Collins, Brody
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