GUNKEL v. RENOVATIONS, INC.

No. 76S01-0403-CV-133.

822 N.E.2d 150 (2005)

Lawrence GUNKEL and Judy Lynn Gunkel, Appellants (Plaintiffs below), v. RENOVATIONS, INC. and J & N Stone, Inc., Appellees (Defendants below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

Rehearing Denied May 25, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David W. Stone IV, Anderson, IN, Christopher Wheeler, Angola, IN, Attorneys for Appellants.

Glenn L. Duncan, Jacob S. Frost, Elkhart, IN, Attorneys for Appellees.


BOEHM, Justice.

We hold that damages recoverable in tort for a defective product or service are governed by the "economic loss" doctrine whether or not the product or service is supplied in a transaction subject to either the Products Liability Act or the Uniform Commercial Code, or both. Under the doctrine, physical injuries and damages to other property are recoverable in tort, but damages to the defective product itself are not. Whether damaged property is "other...

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