Woods v. Sherwin-Williams Co.

HIGHERS, Judge.

The plaintiffs appeal from a summary judgment in favor of the defendants based on the running of the statute of limitations.

Earl Ray Woods and his wife, Doris June Woods, filed suit against the defendants on March 13, 1980, alleging that the plaintiff, Earl Ray Woods, suffered injury as the result of the use of and exposure to paint products manufactured, sold, and distributed by the defendants. Since the suit of Doris June Woods is derivative, we will refer herein to Earl Ray Woods as the plaintiff and to appellees collectively as the defendants.

The plaintiff alleges that he…