Atlas Food Systems & Services, Inc. v. Crane National Vendors Division of Unidynamics Corp.

Finney, Chief Justice:

This certified question presents one question of law arising under the Uniform Commercial Code (U.C.C.): Is the applicable statute of limitations that found in the U.C.C. at S.C. Code Ann. § 36-2-725 (1976) or is it the general statute of limitations, S.C. Code Ann. § 15-3-530 (Supp. 1994)? We hold that the U.C.C. statute of limitations applies.

The U.C.C. statute of limitations is six years, § 36-2-725, while the general contract statute of limitations is three years. § 15-3-530(1) (Supp. 1994). If the general statute applies, then this plaintiff’s actions are barred,…