Opinion ID: 2995412
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Heading: Constitutionality of the Statute of

Text: Repose Lastly, the Lands argue that even if Indiana law applies and the Statute of Repose would bar their claim in its entirety, the statute violates Article I, sec.sec. 12 and 23 of the Indiana Constitution. Section 23 states that [t]he General Assembly shall not grant to any citizen, or class of citizens, privileges or immunities, which, upon the same terms, shall not equally belong to all citizens. Section 12 provides for remedy by due course of law for injuries to person, property, or reputation. Although several other states have held that their statutes of repose for product liability cases violate their own state constitutions by potentially extinguishing the right to remedy before that right arises, Indiana has expressly (and recently) held that the Statute of Repose contained in the Indiana Products Liability Act does not violate Article I, sec.12 or sec.23 of the state Constitution. McIntosh v. Melroe Co., 729 N.E.2d 972, 973 (Ind. 2000) (The Statute of Repose is a permissible legislative decision to limit the liability of manufacturers of goods over ten years old and does not violate either constitutional guarantee.). We are bound by this decision.