Town of Mansfield v. GAF Corp.

How courts have described this case

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• cause of action accrued when leaks in roof discovered, not when plaintiff later learned satisfactory repair impossible
• cause of action for leaky roof accrues when leaks discovered, not when plaintiff later learns no satisfactory repair is possible
• cause of action based on defect in roof construction accrued when blistering and cracking made defect apparent, not when roof eventually failed
• “The fact that [plaintiff] did not appreciate the extent of damage until later is immaterial”
• action accrued when plaintiff became aware of defects in new roof, not when, later, plaintiff first learned of the extent of the damage
• accrual date of negligence and deceit actions not extended where plaintiff knew of leaks during limitations period, but waited until roof failed to file suit

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).