Sinka v. Northern Commercial Company

OPINION

CONNOR, Justice.

These are actions to recover damages for personal injuries resulting from an alleged breach of warranty in the sale of goods. The sole question before us is whether the two-year statute of limitations for personal injury actions applies. If so, the plaintiffs are barred, as these actions were brought more than two years after the sale. Plaintiffs assert a right to bring suit under the four-year period of limitation contained in the Uniform Commercial Code.

In one complaint it is alleged that Josephine Tucker, of Emmonak, Alaska, purchased what she believed to be pearl…