Holt v. Hypro, A Division of Lear Siegler, Inc.

MERRITT, Circuit Judge.

In this Tennessee diversity case, the question is whether a minor must bring her products liability action “within ten years from the date on which the product was first purchased” or within one year after adulthood. The applicable limitations statute, T.C.A. § 29-28-103(a) reads in pertinent part:

Any action against a manufacturer or seller of a product for injury to person or property caused by its defective or unreasonably dangerous condition must be brought ... within six years of the date of injury, in any event [sic], the action must be brought within ten years…