Legal Opinion

Bleecker v. Cahill

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin

Decided March 15, 2017No. 2016AP1231PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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GUNDRUM, J.

Lee Bleecker appeals from the circuit court's grant of summary judgment to Terence R Cahill, Brewer & Cahill, LLP and The Hanover Insurance Company.1 He contends the court erred in concluding his legal malpractice claim was barred on the basis the statute of limitations began to run in 2003 when he signed a lease agreement on which Cahill advised him, as opposed to in 2013 when he incurred actual damages in relation to the agreement. We agree with Bleecker that his cause of action accrued in 2013 and this suit was timely filed; we reverse.

Background

1 2. In 2003, Lee Bleecker…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. State v. PettitCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1992
  2. Hennekens v. HoerlWisconsin Supreme Court · 1991
  3. Behrendt v. Gulf Underwriters InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 2009
  4. General Accident Insurance Co. of America v. Schoendorf & SorgiWisconsin Supreme Court · 1996
  5. Hegwood v. Town of Eagle Zoning Board of AppealsCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 2013

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Thompson v. Dewey's South Royalton, Inc.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1999
  2. Dawson, Meredith v. Great Lakes Educational Loan Services, Inc.District Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 2022

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