Chisholm v. Scott

OPINION

LOPEZ, Judge.

Plaintiffs appeal from an order of the district court dismissing their amended complaint alleging that the defendants, certified public accountants, negligently prepared certain federal income tax returns, on the ground that the action was barred by the statute of limitations. We reverse.

The issue on appeal concerns the time from which the statute of limitations runs. The general statute § 23 — 1—1, N.M.S.A. 1953 (Vol. 5) reads as follows:

“23-1-1. Limitation on time of bringing actions. — The following suits or actions may be brought within the time hereinafter limited,…