Legal Opinion
W. J. Rapp Co. v. Whitlock Equipment Corp.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided June 12, 1981No. Record 781813PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHarrison, J.
In this case we decide the applicable statute of limitations in a products liability warranty action between a plaintiff-consumer and the defendants-retailer-manufacturers. Specifically the issue is whether the trial court correctly ruled that Virginia Code § 8-13, 1 which provided a three-year limitation, is applicable, rather than Code § 8.2-725, which provides a four-year limitation.
On April 25, 1973, W. J. Rapp Co., Inc., purchased from Whit-lock Equipment Corporation, a Richmond retailer, a mobile concrete conveyor known as a Symons Kari-Krete Placer. Rapp was engaged in the construction…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Southgate Community School District v. West Side Construction Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1976
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3Cited by6 opinions
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