Holm v. B & M SERVICE, INC.

STEWART, Justice:

The issue on this appeal is which statute of limitations applies to a claim for relief alleging negligently caused damage to personal property. The trial court applied the three-year limitations period established by U.C.A., 1953, § 78-12-26(2) and dismissed the action. We affirm.

On June 30, 1978 plaintiff, H & S Enterprises, was transporting a load of steel pipe when its tractor-trailer overturned near Rangeley, Colorado, causing minor damage to the pipe. The Colorado Highway Patrol summoned defendant, B & M Service, to reload the pipe onto plaintiff’s trailer and tow it…