Sealey v. Hicks

Plaintiffs brought this action on August 18,1986, for injuries suffered by Scott when a 1975 Toyota Landcruiser in which he was riding overturned on April 23, 1986. The trial court granted a summary judgment in favor of defendant Toyota Motors Corporation (TMC). We affirm.

We turn first to a procedural matter raised by TMC. It is undisputed that the Landcruiser was first purchased in May, 1975, more than 11 years before the action was filed. Before TMC had been served, defendant Toyota Motors Distributors (Distributors) moved for summary judgment on the ground that the claim against it was…