Stephens v. Creel
Supreme Court of Alabama
1Opinion of the Court
This is an appeal by Frank G. and Karla S. Stephens from the trial court's granting of the defendants' ARCP 12 (b)(6) motion on the grounds that it affirmatively appeared from the face of the complaint that the six-year statute of limitations had run on the Stephenses' claim. The ex contractu claim is based upon allegations of breach of warranty for defective workmanship in the construction of a home. The lower court entered the following order:
"Defendants' Motion to Dismiss is granted in that under the complaint of the Plaintiff it is affirmatively shown that more than 6 years have run…
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