Sharon Gill, on her own behalf and on behalf of the Estate of Gale Gill v. Evansville Sheet Metal Works, Inc.

On Petition to Transfer from the Indiana Court of Appeals, No. 49A05-0912-CV-699

SULLIVAN, Justice.

The plaintiff claims that her husband’s death was caused by the defendant’s negligence in installing or removing asbestos-containing materials. The trial court ruled for the defendant because the claim had not been brought within the time Indiana law requires for a claim arising from the construction of an “improvement to real property.” We reverse the trial court because there is a genuine issue of material fact as to whether the defendant’s work constituted an “improvement to real property,” as…