January 30, 2012

Court reviews whether the construction statue of repose applies in a case invovling the injury of a minor

CHRISTOPHER J. ETHERIDGE, by next friends and parents, SELENA A. ETHERIDGE and CHRISTOPHER J. ETHERIDGE (SR.), SELENA A. ETHERIDGE; and CHRISTOPHER J. ETHERIDGE (SR.) v. YMCA OF JACKSON AND WEST TENNESSEE, ET AL. (Tenn. Ct. App. January 30, 2012)


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.

Opinion available at:
http://www.tba2.org/tba_files/TCA/2012/etheridgec_013012.pdf