Barnard v. Dilley

Plaintiff appeals as of right from a grant of an accelerated judgment on her claims against defendants. Plaintiff claims that the trial judge improperly applied the statute of limitations for legal malpractice, MCL 600.5805(4); MSA 27A.5805(4), to her claims rather than statutes governing complaints alleging breach of contract or general negligence.

Plaintiff hired defendant Dilley and the law firm of which he was a member to act as her attorney in a lawsuit brought against her by Ethel and Dorothy Hartman. At a scheduled deposition, plaintiff and defendant Dilley had a serious disagreement…