Beveridge v. King

Plaintiffs commenced this action more than two but less than six years after their cause accrued. The issue is whether the action is barred by the two-year statute of limitations prescribed in ORS 12.110(1):

“An action for * * * any injury to the person or rights of another, not arising on contract, and not especially enumerated in this chapter [ORS ch 12], shall be commenced within two years; * *

We hold that the cause is not barred.

It is not disputed that defendant was a builder of residential homes and that in 1975 plaintiffs entered into a written contract with defendant for the purchase of…