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GILLESPIE v. AMERICAN MOTORS CORP.

No. 8029SC603.

277 S.E.2d 100 (1981)

Joy O. GILLESPIE and Bailey Gillespie v. AMERICAN MOTORS CORPORATION, American Motors Sales Corporation, Jeep Corporation and Valley Motors Sales, Inc.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

April 21, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tomblin & Perry by A. Clyde Tomblin and Vance M. Perry, Spindale, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Mullen, Holland & Harrell by Graham C. Mullen, Gastonia, for defendants-appellees American Motors Corp., American Motors Sales Corp. and Jeep Corp.

Golding, Crews, Meekins, Gordon & Gray by Marvin K. Gray and Ned A. Stiles, Charlotte and Hamrick, Bowen, Nanney & Dalton by Fred D. Hamrick, Jr., Rutherfordton, for defendant-appellee Valley Motor Sales, Inc.

ARNOLD, Judge.

The question which plaintiffs bring to this Court for review is whether their claims are barred by the statutes of limitation. It is urged that the negligence and strict liability causes of action were brought well within the six-year statute of limitations for product liability, as set out in G.S. 1-50(6). Plaintiffs further contend that the action was timely under G.S. 1-52(5), which prescribes a three-year statute of limitations for injury to the...

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