Pearce v. Schrimsher

This is a legal malpractice action. On May 14, 1990, Charles L. Pearce and his wife, Jolyn W. Pearce, filed a complaint in Madison Circuit Court against James B. Schrimsher, a practicing attorney in Huntsville, Alabama, alleging that they had incurred damages by closing a real estate transaction in reliance on an erroneous title opinion that had been provided to them by Schrimsher. The trial court dismissed the complaint on the ground that the Pearces' claim was barred by the statute of limitations set out in Ala. Code 1975, § 6-5-574 (part of the Alabama Legal Services Liability Act, Ala.…