Ball Homes, Inc. v. Volpert

PALMORE, Chief Justice.

The respondents, Grace D. and Patrick Volpert, purchased a new home in 1972 from its builders, Ball Homes and Kindred Homes. It was destroyed by fire in 1978. The Volperts brought suit in 1980 against the builders, claiming that the loss of their property resulted from a defect in the electrical wiring system existing at the time they bought the property. The trial court dismissed the action as barred by the statute of limitations set forth in KRS 413.135, enacted in 1966. The Court of Appeals reversed, relying largely on Crawley v. Terhune, Ky., 437 S.W.2d 743 (1969),…