Hartford Insurance Group v. Statewide Appliances, Inc.

OPINION

By the Court,

Zenoff, C. J.:

The appellate question concerns the appropriate period of limitations in an action for damages that arose under the following circumstances. Hartford, as subrogee of the Wiedenbecks, alleged in two counts that the defendants, Statewide Appliances, Inc., and Joseph Lee Burchett, breached express and implied warranties that a water heater had been converted for the use of propane gas. The prayer for relief requested money damages.

The Wiedenbecks purchased a water heater from Statewide and Burchett about March 24, 1966. They told the sellers that the water…