Albrecht v. Clifford, 436 Mass. 706 (2002)
- Citation
- Albrecht v. Clifford, 436 Mass. 706 (2002)
- Parent Document
- Albrecht v. Clifford, 436 Mass. 706 (2002)
- Jurisdiction
- Massachusetts (state)
- Effective Date
- 2002-05-07
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Full Text
1,613 charsGeneral Laws c. 260, § 2B, provides: “Action of tort for damages arising out of any deficiency or neglect in the design, planning, construction or general administration of an improvement to real property . . . shall be commenced only within three years next after the cause of action accrues; provided, however, that in no event shall such actions be commenced more than six years after the earlier of the dates of (1) the opening of the improvement to use; or (2) substantial completion of the improvement and the taking of possession for occupancy by the owner.” This statute is appropriately applied to an implied warranty of habitability because such a warranty is an obligation imposed by law and is “imposed apart from and independent of promises made and therefore apart from any manifested intention of parties to a contract.” W.L. Prosser & W.P. Keeton, Torts § 92, at 656 (5th ed. 1984). Compare Anthony’s Pier Four, Inc. v. Crandall Dry Dock Eng’rs, Inc., 396 Mass. 818, 822 (1986) (“Because the standard of performance is set by the defendant’s] promises, rather than imposed by law, an express warranty claim is and generally has been understood to be an action of contract, rather than of tort”), with Klein v. Catalano, 386 Mass. 701, 720 (1982) (G. L. c. 260, § 2B, applies to implied warranty by architect to exercise required standard of care because to hold otherwise would frustrate legislative purpose of “limit[ing] the liability of architects, engineers, contractors, or others involved in the design, planning, construction, or general administration of an improvement to real property”).