Browning v. Maytag Corp.

Bell, Justice.

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (hereafter the Eleventh Circuit) has certified the following question to this Court:

Does [OCGA § 51-1-11] bar a products liability action based upon a negligence theory (1) where the action is commenced more than ten years after the date of the first sale for use or consumption of the product and after the July 1, 1987 effective date of [§ 51-1-11 (c)] but (2) where the injury occurred prior to July 1, 1987? [Browning v. Maytag, 902 F2d 882, 883 (11th Cir. 1990).]

The facts of this case, as set out by the Eleventh…