Watson v. Trail Pontiac, Inc.

The plaintiff, Fredrick S. Watson, appeals from a summary judgment granted in favor of the defendant, Trail Pontiac, Inc., in this action to recover damages for fraud. We reverse and remand.

The sole issue in this case is whether the plaintiff's action is time barred.

The defendant contends, and for purposes of this appeal we will assume, that the plaintiff's cause of action accrued on May 5, 1984. The plaintiff filed this action on May 17, 1985. Therefore, the defendant argues that the plaintiff's action is barred by the one year-statute of limitations applicable to fraud actions, §§ 6-2-39…