Beckmire v. Ristokrat Clay Products Co.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE RECHENMACHER

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, in August, 1973, sued defendant to recover for damages due to the deterioration of brick facing on his residence. The brick, manufactured by defendant Midland Brick Company, 1 was delivered for construction of the residence in 1964. Defendant moved to dismiss plaintiff’s complaint alleging that plaintiff had failed to institute suit within four years of delivery of the brick as required by the Uniform Commercial Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 26, par. 2 — 725). Defendant’s motion was granted.

On appeal, plaintiff…