Merkley v. Beaslin

OPINION

GARFF, Judge:

Plaintiff/appellant, J. Ray Merkley, appeals from a summary judgment dismissing his malpractice action against defendant/respondent, John C. Beaslin. The trial court concluded that if respondent committed any legal malpractice, it occurred in 1976 when respondent drafted legal documents for the sale of a business for appellant, and, therefore, that Merkley’s action by the statute of limitations. We reverse and remand.

We recite only the pertinent facts. In 1975, respondent, an attorney licensed to practice law in Utah, assisted appellant in setting up a recreational vehicle…