McCarthy v. Bristol Laboratories, Division of Bristol-Myers Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Hopkins, J. P.
The narrow question before us is whether the three-year Statute of Limitations (CPLR 214, subd 5), or the four-year Statute of Limitations (Uniform Commercial Code, § 2-725) applies to a cause of action to recover damages for personal injuries arising from a breach of warranty.
Special Term held that the four-year limitation under the Uniform Commercial Code was the controlling provision and denied the defendants’ motions to dismiss that cause of action. We concur and affirm the order insofar as it has been appealed from.
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