After structural failures, town brought action against engineers and architects, asserting claims of negligence and breach of contract concerning design and construction of public safety facility.
The Supreme Court of New Jersey held that:
- Issuance of temporary certificate of occupancy triggered running of statute of repose, and
- As a matter of first impression, Comparative Negligence Act and Joint Tortfeasors Contribution Law authorized allocation of fault to engineers, who obtained summary judgment on ground of statute of repose.