A contract provision requiring that suit be brought within one (1)year does not violate public policy,although the statute of limitations would allow two (2)years in the absence of such a contract limitation.

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Contractual provisions that limit the time within which a party must file a lawsuit are generally enforceable as they are seen as a matter of freedom of contract. As long as the limitation period is not unreasonably short and does not violate any applicable statutory limitation periods or public policies, it will be upheld by a court. Thus, a contract provision requiring suit to be brought within one year, even if the statute of limitations allows for two years, is not necessarily invalid.

A Contract Provision Requiring That Suit Be Brought Within One