DaimlerChrysler Services North America, LLC v. Ouimette

¶ 1. Plaintiff DaimlerChrysler Services North America, LLC (DaimlerChrysler) appeals a superior court decision denying its request for a default judgment in an action to collect a deficiency remaining on a motor vehicle retail installment sales contract. DaimlerChrysler argues that the superior court erred by (1) applying the statute of limitations sua sponte, and (2) using the four-year statute of limitations for sales contracts in 9A V.S.A. § 2-725 instead of the general six-year statute of limitations for civil actions in 12 V.S.A. § 511. We affirm.

¶ 2. In 1992, defendants Duane Ouimette…