Wetzel v. Commercial Chair Company

EUBANK, Judge.

This appeal raises the question of which : statute of limitations applies to a claim arising from injuries suffered as a result of a defective product (strict liability); negligence, or contract. The trial court applied the two-year statute, A.R.S. § 12-542, 1 in granting appellees summary judgments, while the appellant (plaintiff below) contends that the four-year statute, A.R.S. § 12-550, 2 should control.

The facts are not in dispute. On September 25, 1967, the appellant, an attorney at law, purchased an office chair from the appellee PBSW Corporation, hereafter “PBSW”, which…