Aimtek, Inc. v. Norton Co.

The primary issue raised by these cross appeals is which statute of limitations is applicable to a bailment claim. The plaintiff, Aimtek, Inc. (Aimtek), brought this action against the defendant, Norton Company (Norton), some four years after *661discovering that Norton had scrapped two 1,500 gallon tanks belonging to Aimtek, which Aimtek had left on Norton’s property after the parties’ rental agreement for those tanks had expired. Norton maintains that the three-year statute of limitations for tort actions rendered Aimtek’s claim for breach of the bailment untimely. We agree with the trial judge…