Campbell v. Altec Industries, Inc.

HINES, Justice.

This case comes before this Court on a certified question from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in litigation regarding the potential liability of a manufacturer of personal property.

The Eleventh Circuit certified to this Court the question:

In a strict liability or negligence action, does the statute of repose in OCGA § 51-1-11 begin running when (1) a component part causing an injury is assembled or tested, (2) a finished product, which includes an injuring component part, is assembled, or (3) a finished product, which includes an injuring component…