Hunter v. Knight, Vale & Gregory

The plaintiffs, Mr. and Mrs. Orville W. Hunter, appeal from a summary judgment dismissing one of the several defendants named in their complaint—the accounting firm of Knight, Vale and Gregory. The trial court determined that as to this defendant, plaintiffs' claims of malpractice and breach of fiduciary duty were barred by the 3-year statute of limitations. We affirm the judgment.

The facts, as alleged in plaintiffs' complaint which was filed on March 19, 1975, may be summarized as follows:

Orville W. Hunter was the president and principal stockholder of W. H. Opie and Company until March 20,…