Wright v. Campbell

ALOK AHUJA, Judge.

The circuit court granted summary judgment to Defendants-Respondents Scott Campbell and Cady & Campbell, L.L.C. (collectively “Campbell”), on the grounds that Plaintiff-Appellant Dorothy Wright’s legal malpractice claim was time-barred under a two-year Kansas statute of limitations made applicable by operation of Missouri’s borrowing statute, § 516.190. 1 Because we conclude that Wright’s malpractice claim originated in Missouri, and is therefore subject to Missouri’s five-year limitations period for such claims, we reverse.

I. Factual and Procedural Background 2

On May 8,…