Legal Opinion
Luzadder v. Despatch Oven Co.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided November 27, 1987No. Nos. 87-3030, 87-3142PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
BROTMAN, District Judge:
The present appeal calls upon this court to interpret a Pennsylvania statute of repose, 42 Pa.Cons.Stat.Ann. § 5536 (Purdon 1981), which extinguishes certain actions arising out of defects in improvements made to real property not commenced within twelve years of the making of such improvements. The district court below granted summary judgment in favor of ap-pellees Despatch Oven Company, Eclipse, Inc., and Honeywell, Inc., determining that plaintiff’s claim was barred by § 5536. Because we conclude that these defendant manufacturers do not fall…
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