Budler v. General Motors Corp.

NATURE OF CASE

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has certified the following question to this court: “Is the ten-year statute of repose for products liability actions in Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-224(2) (1995), tolled by a person’s status as a minor, pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-213?” We accepted the certification request.

FACTS

In accordance with Neb. Rev. Stat. § 24-221 (Reissue 1995), the following facts were provided in the certification request from the Eighth Circuit. Andrew Budler was bom on October 3, 1979. On April 3, 1998, he was injured as a result of a rollover of the…