Small v. Department of the Navy

How courts have described this case

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• holding valid a negligence suit in which a consumer of water supplied by the city sued the manufacturer of a defective meter which allegedly caused water damage to the meter as well as to his home
• holding valid a negligence suit in which a consumer of water supplied by the city sued the manufacturer of a defective meter which allegedly caused water damage to the meter as well as to his home
• finding cause of action for injury to real property under N.J.S.A. 2A:14-1 accrues when injury occurs, subject to discovery rule
• considering issue, even though not appealed, because it was intertwined with issue on which certification was granted
• recognizing property damage as compensable harm
• discovery rule discussed as applying to cause of action under N.J.S.A. 2A:14-1 for damage to plaintiff's home fourteen years after installation of defective water meter

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