Horton v. Hughes

OPINION

KOCH, Judge.

This is the second appeal involving a prisoner’s malpractice claim against the lawyer who represented him in a criminal proceeding that led to his conviction for possession of cocaine with intent to sell. Following his incarceration, the prisoner filed suit against his former lawyer in the Circuit Court for Davidson County. The trial court dismissed the complaint on statute of limitations grounds, but this court reinstated one claim because it could have occurred within the limitations period. On remand, the trial court granted the lawyer’s motion for summary judgment…