Dap, Inc. v. Akaiwa

OPINION

NAJAM, Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

DAP, Inc. (“DAP”) brings this interlocutory appeal from the trial court’s denial of its motion for summary judgment on the claims of Frank Akaiwa, Executor of the Estate of Bill Z. Littlefield. 1 We address a single dispositive issue on review, namely, whether the trial court properly determined that the ten-year statute of repose contained in Indiana Code Section 34-20-3-1 does not apply to Akaiwa’s cause of action.

We reverse.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Between 1960 and 1977, DAP manufactured an asphalt sealant, known as “Black-Tite Roof Sealant,” and…