Guzzi v. Shorton

This is an appeal by plaintiff Rosario F. Guzzi (“Guzzi”) of the allowance of the defendants motion for summary judgment on statute of limitations grounds.

Guzzi filed a verified complaint alleging that his former lawyer, defendant John B. Shorten (“Shorten”), had committed malpractice in handling Guzzi’s criminal case and subsequent appeal of his conviction, that Shorten had been “overpaid” for his legal services, and that Shorten had violated G.L.C. 93Aby refusing to refund the overpayment Shorten moved for summary judgment on the basis that Guzzi had been found guilty after trial on…