Nichols v. Ach

Maurice A. Nichols and his three adult children appeal a Saline County District Court’s summary judgment ruling that their legal malpractice lawsuit against attorney Howard F. Ach is time-barred by Nebraska’s statute of limitations Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-222 (Reissue 1985). We affirm.

Summary judgment is an extreme remedy and should be awarded only when an issue is clear beyond all doubt. A summary judgment is properly granted when the pleadings, depositions, admissions, stipulations, and affidavits in the record disclose that there is no genuine issue concerning any material fact or the…