Zorn v. Gilbert

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be modified, without costs, by reinstating the legal malpractice cause of action and remitting to Supreme Court for consideration of issues raised by defendants on the motion to dismiss but not reached by that court and, as so modified, affirmed.

Defendants moved to dismiss the complaint alleging, in part, that plaintiffs legal malpractice cause of action was barred by the statute of limitations. An action to recover damages arising from legal malpractice must be commenced within three years after accrual (see CPLR 214…