Opinion ID: 1397145
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Heading: general contract statute of limitations

Text: Perry first contends that the trial court erred by failing to apply § 78-12-23, which provides a six-year limitation period for an action upon a contract in writing. Even if this were an action on a written contract, which third-party defendants dispute, the trial court was correct in rejecting the application of this general statute of limitations. When two statutory provisions appear to conflict, the more specific provision will govern over the more general provision. Millett v. Clark Clinic Corp., Utah, 609 P.2d 934 (1980). Thus, where the Uniform Commercial Code sets forth a limitation period for a specific type of action, this limitation controls over an older, more general statute of limitations. Payne v. Far-Mar-Co., Mo., 612 S.W.2d 54 (1981); Reiss v. Pacific Steel Pool Corp., 73 Misc.2d 78, 341 N.Y.S.2d 364 (1973). That rule establishes § 70A-2-725 as the applicable statute of limitations for the cause of action alleged in this case.