Christopher J. Etheridge, Selena A. v. YMCA and West Tennessee

OPINION

ALAN E. HIGHERS, P.J., W.S.,

delivered the opinion of the Court,

in which DAVID R. FARMER, J., and J. STEVEN STAFFORD, J., joined.

A minor was injured in June 2008 when a sink, installed in November 2004, shattered. Suit was initially filed in June 2009, and Defendants were added in September 2009 and April 2010. The trial court granted summary judgment to Defendants based upon the construction statute of repose, Tennessee Code Annotated section 28-3-202 et seq., and we affirm.

i. Facts & PROCEDURAL History

In 2004, general contractor John Riddle hired sub-contractor David Haltom (together,…