Bowen v. Westerhaus

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fromme, J.:

The plaintiffs appeal from a summary judgment entered by the trial court. The trial court concluded the action was barred by the statute of limitations. The plaintiffs claim the defendants were estopped from defending on the basis of the statute of limitations.

The claim arose from the following facts gleaned from the pleadings, depositions and correspondence between the parties, which correspondence became part of the depositions of the parties.

*43George Bowen and his insurer, Farmers Insurance Group, brought an action against a garage owner,…