Sun Valley Water Beds of Utah, Inc. v. Herm Hughes & Son, Inc.

HALL, Chief Justice:

Sun Valley Water Beds of Utah, Inc., F.B.B. Enterprises, and Frank Imbrie (collectively “Sun Valley”) sought reimbursement for property damages sustained when the roof of its ten-year-old building in Ogden, Utah, partially collapsed. Herm Hughes & Son, Inc. (“Hughes”) was the building’s general contractor. Hughes moved for summary judgment on the ground that Sun Valley’s claims were time-barred by Utah’s architects and builders statute of repose, which bars claims of injury to persons or property brought more than seven years after completion of construction. Its motion…