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ÐIndustries,€Inc.Ð è"8" ÐÌMike€G.€Nassios,€Timothey€M.€McLaughlin€and€Robert€S.€Patterson,€Knoxville,€Tennessee,€forÐ À$ $ ÐAppellees,€Billy€Allan€Braswell,€Nannie€Mae€Bunton€and€Henry€L.€Bales.Ð ¬%ü % ÐÌÌà  àÌà@66'ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼@õ»XXáb #ÔÔ‡XáX»¼@õԈР\)¬$) ÐÌòòÌóóÔ#†¼@õ»XXáX #ÔÔ‡XáX»¼@õÔÔ‡ XáXXXáÔà  àà0 ` àÐ ` (#` (# Ðà  àà ` àIn€this€products€liability€action€the€plaintiff€sued€the€manufacturer,€alleging€that€heÐ  -\(-ý  Ðwas€injured€by€exposure€to€asbestos.€€Subsequent€to€bringing€the€action,€the€manufacturer€wasÐ ° Ðjudicially€declared€insolvent,€after€one€year€had€expired€for€bringing€the€action.€€Pursuant€to€Tenn.Ð œì ÐCode€Ann.€ðð29„28„106(b),€the€Trial€Court€permitted€plaintiff€to€amend€Ô_ÔhisÔ_Ô€complaint€and€addÐ ˆØ Ðdefendant,€the€seller€of€the€product,€and€refused€to€grant€the€defendant€summary€judgment€on€theÐ tÄ Ðgrounds€that€the€statute€of€limitations€had€run.€€We€granted€defendantððs€application€for€permissionÐ `° Ðto€appeal,€pursuant€to€Rule€9,€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.Ð L œ ÐÌà  àà ` àò òó óThese€three€cases€were€consolidated€for€purposes€of€appeal,€to€determine€whether€theÐ $ t Ðplaintiffs€may€maintain€a€cause€of€action€in€strict€tort€against€a€seller€who€was€not€sued€within€theÐ  ` Ðoriginal€statute€of€limitations€time€period.€€It€is€not€disputed€that€the€original€complaints€against€theÐ ü L  Ðmanufacturers€were€filed€within€one€year€of€each€plaintiffsðð€discovery€of€a€medical€conditionÐ è 8  Ðallegedly€caused€by€exposure€to€asbestos.Ð Ô$  ÐÌà  àà ` àDefendant€Owens„Corning€Fiberglass,€the€manufacturer,€€filed€a€voluntary€petitionÐ ¬ü  Ðin€bankruptcy€on€October€5,€2000,€which€plaintiffs€relied€on€in€adding€the€seller€as€a€party€defendant.Ð ˜è  ÐIn€denying€defendantððs€Motion€for€summary€Judgment,€the€Trial€Court€ruled€that€the€limitationÐ „Ô  Ðperiod€against€the€seller€did€not€begin€to€run€until€the€manufacturer€was€adjudicated€bankrupt.Ð pÀ ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€applicable€statutes€are€as€follows:Ð H˜ Ðà  àà ` àò òó óà8 ¸ àò òà0¸ ¸ àÐ    Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àT.C.A.€29„28„103.€€Limitation€of€actions.ð!ð€Exceptionð!ðó ó€(a)€Any€action€against€aÐ  p Ðmanufacturer€or€seller€of€a€product€for€injury€to€person€or€property€caused€by€itsÐ ` Ðdefective€or€unreasonably€dangerous€condition€must€be€brought€within€the€periodÐ üL Ðfixed€by€ðððð€28„3„104,€28„3„105,€€.€.€.Ðè8` (#` (# Ðà  àà ` àà8 ¸ àò òÐ ¸ ¸  Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àT.C.A.€28„3„104.€€Personal€tort€actions.ð!ðó ó(a)€The€following€actions€shall€beÐ À Ðcommenced€within€one€(1)€year€after€the€cause€of€action€accrued:а` (#` (# Ðà  àà ` à(1)€Actions€for€.€.€.injuries€to€the€person.€.€.Ð œì Ðà  àà0 ` à.€.€.ЈØ` (#` (# Ðà8  àà0` Ð Ð à(b)€For€the€purpose€of€this€section,€in€products€liability€cases:ÐtÄ` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  àà ` àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àà ¸ à(1)€The€cause€of€action€for€injury€to€the€person€shall€accrue€on€the€date€of€theÐ L!œ Ðpersonal€injury,€not€the€date€of€the€negligence€or€the€sale€of€a€product;Ð8"ˆ ` (#` (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àà ¸ à(2)€No€person€shall€be€deprived€of€the€right€to€maintain€a€cause€of€action€untilÐ $#t! Ðone€(1)€year€from€the€date€of€the€injury;€andÐ$`"` (#` (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àà ¸ à(3)€Under€no€circumstances€shall€the€cause€of€action€be€barred€before€theÐ ü$L # Ðperson€sustains€an€injury.Ðè%8!$` (#` (# ÐÌò òà8  àà0` Ð Ð àT.C.A.€29„28„106.€€Sellerððs€liability.ÐÀ'#&` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  àà0` Ð Ð àÐ ` Ð ` Ð  Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àó ó(b)€No€ð ðproduct€liability€action,ðð€as€defined€in€ðð€29„28„102(6),€when€based€on€theÐ ˜)è$( Ðdoctrine€of€strict€liability€in€tort,€shall€be€commenced€or€maintained€against€any€sellerÐ „*Ô%) Ðof€a€product€which€is€alleged€to€contain€or€possess€a€defective€condition€unreasonablyÐ p+À&* Ðdangerous€to€the€buyer,€user€or€consumer€unless€the€seller€is€also€the€manufacturerÐ ° Ðof€the€product€or€the€manufacturer€of€the€part€thereof€claimed€to€be€defective,€orÐ œì Ðunless€the€manufacturer€of€the€product€or€part€in€question€shall€not€be€subject€toÐ ˆØ Ðservice€of€process€in€the€state€of€Tennessee€or€service€cannot€be€secured€by€the€long„Ð tÄ Ðarm€statutes€of€Tennessee€or€unless€such€manufacturer€has€been€judicially€declaredÐ `° Ðinsolvent.ÐL œ` (#` (# Ðà  àà ` àÌà  àà ` àThe€issue€before€us€involves€a€question€of€law€which€is€reviewed€as€òòde€novoóó€with€noÐ $ t Ðpresumption€of€correctness€of€the€lower€courtððs€conclusions€of€law.€€òòUnion€Carbide€Corp.€v.Ð  ` ÐHuddleston,óó€854€S.W.2d€87,€91€(Tenn.€1993).Ð ü L  ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€legislative€history€of€the€Tennessee€Products€Liability€Act€of€1978,€T.C.A.€ðð29„8„Ð Ô$  Ð101,€òòet€seq.óó,€as€it€relates€to€T.C.A.€ðð29„28„106(b),€was€reviewed€in€òòSeals€v.€Sears€Roebuck€and€Co.óóÐ À  Ðòòet€al.óó,€688€F.€Supp.€1252;€€1988€U.S.€Dist.,€LEXIS€6014.€€The€Court€said:Ð ¬ü  ÐÌò òà0  àà0` (#(#àó óThe€complete€abrogation€of€strict€liability€against€sellers€was€met€with€considerableÐ „Ô  Ðhostility€by€numerous€members€of€the€Tennessee€Senate.€.€.€.€An€amendment€wasÐ pÀ Ðtwice€offered€to€add€an€exception€to€the€elimination€of€seller€strict€liability€where€theÐ \¬ Ðmanufacturer€was€not€amenable€to€service€of€process€or€was€insolvent.€€One€of€theÐ H˜ Ðprincipal€sponsors€of€the€Act,€Senator€Blank,€opposed€this€amendment€andÐ 4„ Ðcharacterized€it€as€follows:Ð p` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#à[What€this€amendment€is€saying€is]€you€donððt€get€to€sue€the€seller€if€theÐ øH Ðmanufacturerððs€got€money,€but€if€the€manufacturer€doesnððt€have€money€thenÐ ä4 Ðyou€sue€the€seller.€.€.€.€basically€what€weððre€doing€here€is€kinda€like€sayingÐ Ð  Ðyou€can€sue€so€and€so€if€the€other€fellow€doesnððt€have€the€money.€.€.€.€I€donððtÐ ¼  Ðthink€that€this€particular€amendment€makes€much€sense€or€much€logicÐ ¨ø Ðbecause€really€all€youððre€saying€is,€folks€if€you€canððt€get€the€money€off€one,Ð ”ä Ðweððre€gonna€let€you€have€a€shot€at€the€other€{**7}€one.€.€.€.€Ð€Ð¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#à.€.€.€A€proponent€of€the€amendment,€Senator€White,€indicated€that€it€wasÐ X ¨ Ðdesigned€to€protect€consumers€.€.€.€:€€ÐD!”¸ (#¸ (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà  àAll€youððre€saying€is€if€the€child€in€Tennessee€or€the€citizen€ofÐ 0"€  ÐTennessee€is€injured€by€a€product€manufactured€by€somebody,€no€matterÐ #l! Ðwhere€they€are,€well€.€.€.€no€matter€where€the€manufacturer€is,€if€heððsÐ $X" Ðinsolvent,€and€manufacturers€go€out€of€business€every€day,€people€go€inÐ ô$D # Ðbusiness€and€they€donððt€make€it,€if€Sears€&€Roebuck€buys€a€product€from€aÐ à%0!$ Ðmanufacturer€that€is€bankrupt,€why€should€you€tell€the€person€injured€inÐ Ì&"% ÐTennessee€that€you€canððt€recover,€you€canððt€recover€because€thatÐ ¸'#& Ðmanufacturer€is€no€longer€solvent.€€Why€shouldnððt€Sears€&€Roebuck€in€a€caseÐ ¤(ô#' Ðlike€that€be€liable,€strictly€liable€for€putting€that€defective€product€on€theÐ )à$( Ðmarket[?].€€I€think€itððs€a€very€reasonable€amendment.Ð|*Ì%)¸ (#¸ (# ÐÐ h+¸&* ÐThe€opinion€goes€on€to€state€that€the€next€day€a€similar,€but€not€identical€in€form,€amendment€passedÐ ° Ðby€the€Tennessee€Senate€and€then€became€law.Ð œì ÐÌà  àà ` àAt€the€time€the€General€Assembly€enacted€T.C.A.€ðð29„28„106(b),€its€members€wereÐ tÄ Ðaware€that€the€ultimate€determination€of€whether€the€manufacturer€could€be€brought€before€the€CourtÐ `° Ðby€service€of€process€could€possibly€be€beyond€the€one€year€limitation,€and€certainly,€theÐ L œ Ðmanufacturerððs€adjudication€in€bankruptcy€could€occur€after€the€limitation€period€had€expired.€€TheÐ 8 ˆ ÐGeneral€Assembly€is€presumed€to€know€the€existing€law€in€this€State€at€the€time€legislation€isÐ $ t Ðenacted.€€òòWilson€v.€Johnson€Countyóó,€879€S.W.2d€807€(Tenn.€1994);€òòConstantine€v.€Miller€Industries,Ð  ` ÐInc.,óó€33€S.W.3d€809€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€2000).€€The€General€Assembly€in€enacting€the€statute€intendedÐ ü L  Ðto€ensure€that€the€injured€consumer€could€maintain€a€strict€liability€action€against€whomever€wasÐ è 8  Ðmost€likely€to€compensate€plaintiff€for€his€or€her€injuries.€€òòSeals.óó€€Prior€to€this€enactment,€ourÐ Ô$  ÐSupreme€Court€had€quoted€with€approval€Judge€Jerome€Frankððs€dissenting€opinion€in€òòDincher€v.Ð À  ÐMarlin€Firearms€Co.óó,€198€F.2d€821,€823€(2d€Cir.€1952),€in€òòÔ_ÔMcCroskeyÔ_Ô€v.€Bryant€Air€ConditioningÐ ¬ü  ÐCo.óó,€524€S.W.2d€at€p.489€(Tenn.€1975).Ð ˜è  ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àExcept€in€topsy„turvy€land,€you€can't€die€before€you€are€conceived,€or€be€divorcedÐ pÀ Ðbefore€ever€you€marry,€or€harvest€a€crop€never€planted,€or€burn€down€a€house€neverÐ \¬ Ðbuilt,€or€miss€a€train€running€on€a€non„existent€railroad.€For€substantially€similarÐ H˜ Ðreasons,€it€has€always€heretofore€been€accepted,€as€a€sort€of€legal€"axiom,"€that€aÐ 4„ Ðstatute€of€limitations€does€not€begin€to€run€against€a€cause€of€action€before€that€causeÐ  p Ðof€action€exists,€i.e.,€before€a€judicial€remedy€is€available€to€the€plaintiffÔ#†XáXX Xá× #ÔÔ‡ XáXXXáÔÔ#† ¼@õ»X XḠ#ÔÔ‡ XáX» ¼@õÔ.Ô#†XáXX XáÖ5#ÔÔ‡ XáXXXáÔÔ#† ¼@õ»X Xá6#ÔÔ‡ XáX» ¼@õÔÐ \` (#` (# ÐÌà  àà ` àIt€is€a€cardinal€rule€of€statutory€construction€that€the€intent€of€the€legislature€mustÐ ä4 Ðprevail.€€òòTidwell€v.€Collinsóó,€522€S.W.2d€674€(Tenn.€1975).€€It€is€further€presumed€that€the€GeneralÐ Ð  ÐAssembly€will€not€enact€a€nullity.€€To€hold€that€the€statute€of€limitations€ran€before€the€manufacturerÐ ¼  Ðwas€adjudicated€bankrupt,€would€render€the€statute€in€part,€meaningless.Ð ¨ø ÐÌà  àà ` àOn€the€issue€before€us,€òòMcCroskeyóó€is€instructive€and€the€analogous€case€of€òòGibsonÐ €Ð Ðv.€Swanson€Plating€and€Machine€of€Kentucky,€Inc.,óó€819€S.W.2d€796€(Tenn.€1991)€is€persuasive.€€InÐ l¼ ÐòòGibsonóó,€the€plaintiff€had€been€employed€in€a€coal€mine€in€Kentucky€and€was€diagnosed€as€sufferingÐ X ¨ Ðfrom€black€lung€disease.€€He€then€filed€a€workerððs€compensation€suit€in€Kentucky,€seeking€recoveryÐ D!” Ðfor€his€lung€condition.€€In€the€meantime,€he€moved€to€Tennessee€and€was€employed€by€defendantÐ 0"€  ÐSwanson,€and€shortly€after€being€employed€he€sustained€a€work„related€injury.€€He€then€filed€forÐ #l! Ðworkerððs€compensation€benefits€in€Tennessee,€and€some€two€years€later€he€was€awarded€permanent,Ð $X" Ðpartial€disability€in€the€Kentucky€case.€€Within€one€year€of€the€Kentucky€Judgment€plaintiff€joinedÐ ô$D # Ðthe€Second€Injury€Fund€as€a€defendant€in€the€Tennessee€action.€€The€fund€argued€the€statute€ofÐ à%0!$ Ðlimitations€had€expired,€but€both€the€Trial€Court€and€the€Supreme€Court€allowed€the€action€to€beÐ Ì&"% Ðmaintained.€€The€Supreme€Court,€in€discussing€the€issue,€said:€Ð ¸'#& ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà ¸ àThe€precise€issue€before€us€is€whether€the€one„year€statute€of€limitations€onÐ )à$( Ðthe€plaintiffððs€claim€against€the€Second€Injury€Fund€began€to€run€on€the€date€of€theÐ |*Ì%) Ðsecond€injury,€or€on€the€date€of€adjudication€of€the€permanent€partial€disability€awardÐ h+¸&* Ðfrom€the€plaintiffððs€first€injury.€€We€conclude€that€the€better„reasoned€approach€is€toÐ ° Ðhold€that€the€statute€begins€to€run€when€recovery€of€an€award€for€a€prior€injuryÐ œì Ðactually€materializes,€and€not,€as€the€Fund€advocates,€when€an€employee€hasÐ ˆØ Ðknowledge€of€a€potential€claim.ÐtÄ` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#à.€.€.ÐL œ` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà ¸ àIndeed,€logic€would€seem€to€dictate€that€an€employee€cannot€be€held€to€haveÐ $ t Ðknowledge€of€a€claim€against€the€Second€Injury€Fund€until€that€claim€actually€arises€„Ð  ` Ðwhich€in€this€case€was€not€until€the€first€permanent€disability€was€adjudicated.€Ð ü L  ÐMoreover,€this€logical€proposition€is€consistent€with€our€prior€rulings€on€the€accrualÐ è 8  Ðof€a€right€of€action.€€Tennessee€law€recognizes€that,€ordinarily,€a€statute€of€limitationsÐ Ô$  Ðbegins€to€run€when€a€plaintiff€has€cause€of€action€and€can€bring€suit.€€(CitationsÐ À  Ðomitted).€€Likewise,€federal€courts€construing€Tennessee€law€have€held€that€a€causeÐ ¬ü  Ðof€action€does€not€accrue€until€a€suit€can€be€maintained.€€(Citations€omitted).€Ð ˜è  ÐAdditionally,€there€must€be€someone€capable€of€suing€before€the€statute€of€limitationsÐ „Ô  Ðcan€run.€€ÐpÀ` (#` (# ÐÌThe€Court€went€on€to€hold€that€the€Judgment€of€the€Kentucky€court€awarding€permanent€disabilityÐ H˜ Ðtriggered€the€statute€of€limitations€as€to€the€Second€Injury€Fundððs€liability.Ð 4„ ÐÌà  àà ` àIn€this€case,€the€statute€prohibits€the€plaintiff€from€bringing€the€action€against€theÐ  \ Ðseller€until€one€of€the€conditions€set€forth€in€the€statute€has€been€satisfied.€€From€the€foregoingÐ øH Ðanalyses,€we€conclude€that€the€General€Assembly€intended€the€limitation€period€against€the€sellerÐ ä4 Ðwould€begin€to€run€at€the€time€the€manufacturer€was€adjudicated€bankrupt.Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àà ` àFor€the€foregoing€reasons,€we€affirm€the€Trial€Courtððs€denial€of€defendantððs€MotionÐ ¨ø Ðfor€Summary€Judgment€and€remand€these€cases€Ô_ÔforÔ_Ô€proceedings€consistent€with€this€opinion.€€Ð ”ä ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€cost€of€the€appeal€is€assessed€to€National€Service€Industries,€Inc.Ð l¼ ÐÌà  àÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àÌÔ_ÔÔ#† ¼@õ»X Xá6#ÔÔ#†¼@õ»» ¼@õ[6#Ôò òó óÔ‡XáX»¼@õÔÔ_ÔÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à_________________________Ð $X" Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àòòHerschel€Pickens€Franks,€J.Ð ô$D # Ðóó