Sellers v. Friedrich Refrigerators, Inc.

MOORE, Justice.

The determinative question is: Is an action by plaintiffs, owners in possession of real property, against manufacturer and contractor for negligent manufacture and installation of heating and cooling equipment on the real property governed by G.S. 1-52 (5), the three-year statute of limitations, or by G.S. 1-50 (5), the six-year statute?

G.S. 1-52(5) provides a three-year statute of limitations “for criminal conversation, or for any other injury to the person or rights of another, not arising on contract and not hereafter enumerated.” The parties have stipulated that the instal…