Skidmore & Hall v. Rottman

R.C. 2305.11(A) provides, in part: “(A) An action for * * * malpractice * * * shall be brought within one year after the cause thereof accrued * * *.” In Keaton Co. v. Kolby (1971), 27 Ohio St. 2d 234 [56 O.O.2d 139], this court applied the same language to an action in legal malpractice and held: “A cause of action for malpractice against an attorney accrues, at the latest, when the attorney-client relationship finally terminates.”

Appellee, therefore, essentially argues that the Keaton Co. holding requires that we affirm the judgment of the court of appeals. We expressly overrule Keaton Co.,…