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McAULIFFE v. W. STATES IMPORT CO., INC.

No. 94-354.

72 Ohio St.3d 534 (1995)

McAULIFFE, APPELLEE, v. WESTERN STATES IMPORT COMPANY, INC., APPELLANT, ET AL.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided July 26, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sindell, Lowe & Guidubaldi and James A. Lowe, for appellee.

Gallagher, Sharp, Fulton & Norman, Michael R. Gallagher and Robert H. Eddy, for appellant.

Arter & Hodden, Irene C. Keyse-Walker and Mark F. McCarthy, urging reversal for amicus curiae, Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys.

Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Robert C. Weber, Katherine B. Jenks and Kim F. Bixenstine, urging reversal for amici curiae, the Ohio Chamber of Commerce et al.

WRIGHT, J.

The sole issue in this case is which statute of limitations governs product liability actions against manufacturers brought pursuant to R.C. 2307.71 et seq., the Ohio Product Liability Act. We initially note that the General Assembly did not specifically provide a statute of limitations for product liability actions. See R.C. 2305.01 through 2305.22 and R.C. 2307.71 through 2307.80. As a result, R.C. 2305.03 directs us to apply one of the general...

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