Legal Opinion
Davidson v. Volkswagenwerk, A.G.
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided December 3, 1985No. 8526SC498PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Judge.
The statute of repose, G.S. 1-50(6) provides:
No action for the recovery of damages for personal injury, death or damage to property based upon or arising out of any alleged defect or any failure in relation to a product shall be brought more than six years after the date of initial purchase for use or consumption.
G.S. 1-50(6) (1983).
The date of the initial purchase of the Volkswagen Bus was on or about 4 September 1974. By its clear language, the North Carolina statute of repose precludes this action.
Plaintiff does not contest the applicability of this statute as to four of his…
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- Bolick v. American Barmag Corp.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1982
- Colony Hill Condominium I Ass'n v. Colony Co.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1984
- Bolick v. American Barmag Corp.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1981
- Walker v. SantosCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1984
- Tetterton v. Long Manufacturing Co.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1984
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- Bonti v. Ford Motor Co.District Court, S.D. Mississippi · 1995
- Jack H. Winslow Farms, Inc. v. DedmonCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2005
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