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OATS v. NISSAN MOTOR CORP. IN U.S.A.

No. 20397.

879 P.2d 1095 (1994)

126 Idaho 162

Jeffrey OATS, Earl H. Oats and Phyllis E. Oats, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. NISSAN MOTOR CORPORATION IN THE U.S.A., Defendant-Respondent. and Michael David Beaudoin, Bradley Howard Smith, and Henry Andrew Stewart, Jr., Defendants.

Supreme Court of Idaho.

August 19, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Comstock & Bush, Boise, for plaintiffs-appellants. John A. Bush argued.

Moffatt, Thomas, Barrett, Rock & Fields, Boise, for defendant-respondent. Stephen R. Thomas argued.

SILAK, Justice.

Jeffrey Oats brought this action to recover for personal injuries he suffered while riding as a passenger in a 1978 Datsun 280Z 2 + 2 sports car manufactured by Nissan. Oats's claims against Nissan were based on theories of defective design, failure to warn, and breach of warranty. The district court granted summary judgment to Nissan, concluding that Oats's design defect and failure to warn claims were barred by the statute of repose set forth in...

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