Young v. Tri-State Water Treatment, Inc.

LAWRENCE E. MOONEY, Judge.

Mr. Young challenges the propriety of the trial court’s entry of summary judgment in favor of Tri-State Water Treatment, Inc. He asserts that Tri-State is estopped from asserting a statute-of-limitations defense because of assurances allegedly made by Tri-State’s counsel and relied upon by his attorney. Because a genuine dispute exists as to the facts underlying Mr. Young’s equitable-estoppel argument, we reverse the trial court’s judgment and remand for further proceedings. 1

Factual and Procedural Background

Mr. Young filed a petition against TriState in October of…