Leaf
Leaf v. City of San Mateo
Opinion
Opinion
Smith, J.
[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] *Page 400 [EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] *Page 401 [EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] *Page 402 OPINION This is an appeal from summary judgment entered against plaintiffs in an action in inverse condemnation, continuing nuisance, and dangerous condition of public property, arising from subsidence-related damage to real property alleged to be the result of defective sewage and drainage systems of defendant City of San Mateo. Summary judgment was granted on the ground that plaintiffs' suit was barred by the 10-year statute of limitations, Code of Civil Procedure, section 337.15 , protecting developers of real estate from unlimited claims for property damage caused by latent construction defects. The trial court also found that by virtue of a previous lawsuit arising out of the same subsidence problem, plaintiffs knew or should have *Page 403 known the…