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Tennessee Supreme Court weighs whether statute of repose bars claims over long-running sprinkler inspections
Summary
At oral argument, justices heard competing views on whether a state statute of repose shields an installer from claims that later inspections and maintenance were negligent, despite an installation alleged to have occurred in 1992.
The Tennessee Supreme Court heard arguments on whether a state statute of repose bars claims against a sprinkler-company defendant for alleged defects and later negligent inspections at Campus Chalet, where the installation is pleaded to have occurred in 1992.
Plaintiff counsel Jonathan Masters told the court, "The statute of repose does not apply here," arguing the complaint centers on East Tennessee Sprinkler's ongoing failures "to properly inspect, test, maintain, and repair the system during its annual inspections, all of which occurred after the initial installation." Masters urged the court to affirm the court of appeals and remand the case for discovery.
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