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CENTRAL WASH. REFRIGERATION v. BARBEE

No. 64431-4.

946 P.2d 760 (1997)

133 Wash.2d 509

CENTRAL WASHINGTON REFRIGERATION, INC., a subsidiary of Central Heating & Plumbing, Inc., Petitioner, v. Les BARBEE d/b/a/ Barbee Orchards, Defendant, McCormack Engineering, a Washington corporation, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided November 13, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Halverson & Applegate, James Berg, Yakima, Larson & Perkins, James A. Perkins, Yakima, for petitioner.

Lane, Powell, Spears & Luberski, Michael Runyan, Charles Huber, Michael King, Seattle, for respondent.

SANDERS, Justice.

We are asked whether a buyer of goods may bring an indemnity action against the seller for liability incurred to a third party for a defect in the goods, and, if so, when the statute of limitations begins to run. We hold a buyer may maintain such indemnity action and that the statute of limitations begins to run when the buyer pays damages to the third party or the third party obtains judgment against the buyer, whichever is first in time.

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