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PENLEY v. HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.

31 S.W.3d 181 (2000)

Gayle PENLEY, v. HONDA MOTOR COMPANY, LTD., et al.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Jackson.

August 25, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William H. Haltom, Jr., Memphis, TN; Kenneth W. Hooks, Birmingham, AL; and Keith Belt, Birmingham, AL, for appellant, Ms. Gayle Penley.

R. Dale Bay, Nashville, TN; Susan R. High-McAuley, Nashville, TN; and Marshall T. Cook, Nashville, TN, for appellees, Honda Motor Company, Ltd.; Honda Research & Development Company, Ltd.; American Honda Motor Company, Inc.; Joe's Cycle Shop, Inc. d/b/a Joe's Cycle and Marine.

OPINION

BARKER, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which ANDERSON, C.J., and DROWOTA, BIRCH, and HOLDER, JJ., joined.

The sole issue in this appeal is whether the ten-year statute of repose codified in the Tennessee Products Liability Act, Tenn.Code Ann. § 29-28-103(a) (1980 & Supp.1999), is tolled during any period of a plaintiff's mental incompetence. Granting the defendants' motion for...

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