Bonnette v. Triple D Auto Parts Inc.

No. 116,578 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF KANSAS CHRISTINA BONNETTE, Appellant, v. TRIPLE D AUTO PARTS INC., Appellee. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. The familiar standards for summary judgment are stated. 2. Subsection (b) of K.S.A. 60-513, the statute of limitations applicable to tort actions, sets forth a 10-year statute of repose. 3. A statute of repose limits the time during which a cause of action can arise and usually runs from the act of the alleged tortfeasor. A statute of repose abolishes the cause of action after the passage of time, even though the cause of action may not have…