Iowa Hotel Knew of Potential Claim But Missed Statute of Limitations

ST. LOUIS - The 8th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals found on Jan. 7 that an Iowa hotel's lawsuit against a builder and window manufacturer was untimely given what hotel personnel knew at least 10 years before the hotel sued over leaks and water damage. John Q. Hammons Hotels Inc. v. Acorn Window Systems Inc., et al., No. 03-3786 (8th Cir.).

The court affirmed summary judgment awarded Acorn Window Systems and Nabholz Construction Corp. by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa. John Q. Hammons Hotels Inc., a nationwide chain based in Missouri, sued Acorn and Nabholz …