What is the limitation period for a plaintiff's cause of action for breach of contract?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Swim N Sport Retail, Inc. v. Retail Pro Int'l, LLC, C080167 (Cal. App. 2019):
The four-year limitations period for plaintiff's cause of action for breach of contract accrued "when the breach occur[red]." ( 2725.) A breach occurs when there is an unjustified failure to perform a material contractual obligation when performance is due. (Central Valley General Hospital v. Smith (2008) 162 Cal.App.4th 501, 514 & fn. 3.)
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