Massachusetts Electric Co. v. Fletcher, Tilton & Whipple, P.C.

On the ground that the plaintiffs’ claim was barred by the statute of limitations, a judge of the Superior Court allowed the defendants’ motion under Mass. R. Civ. P. 12 (b) (6), 365 Mass. 754 (1974), to dismiss the complaint for malpractice. The plaintiffs appealed. We transferred the appeal here and now affirm the judgment.

This action was commenced on July 1, 1983. The parties agree that actions for malpractice against the defendant attorneys are governed by the statute of limitations set forth in G. L. c. 260, § 4, as appearing in St. 1981, c. 765. See Cioffi v. Guenther, 374 Mass. 1, 3…