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· 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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