What is the statute of limitations in a breach of contract action?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from Steele v. 4 Copas USA, Inc., G055251 (Cal. App. 2019):

Ordinarily, "a cause of action accrues" (the limitations period begins to run), upon commission of the claimed civil wrong. (City of Pasadena v. Superior Court (2017) 12 Cal.App.5th 1340, 1348.) But a "cause of action upon a contract . . . shall not be deemed to have accrued until the discovery of the loss or damage suffered by the aggrieved party." ( 339, subd. (1).) The statute of limitations in a breach of contract cause of action, or a claim for money had and received, is two years. (See 339.)

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