Hoopes v. Deere & Co.

McDEVITT, Justice.

This appeal arises out of a wrongful death action brought by the appellants against Deere & Company (Deere), John Deere Company (John Deere), and Farmers Equipment, Inc. (Farmers), the respective manufacturers and retailer of the John Deere 8820 combine that caused Earl Hoopes’s death. The trial court granted Deere and John Deere’s motion for summary judgment on the grounds that Hoopeses’ action was barred by the statute of limitations. The court granted Farmers’ motion for summary judgment on the grounds that, as retailers under I.C. § 6-1407, they were exempt from…