Faris v. Stone

LAMBERT, Chief Justice.

Professional negligence claims must be brought by the injured party within one year of the date of the occurrence or the date of discovery. 1 Despite uncontradicted evidence that Appellant discovered her claim against Appellee on or before August 28, 1995, she failed to file a claim for damages until November 7, 1997, more than one year after the date of discovery. Instead of bringing a claim for damages within one year, Appellant filed a motion under CR 60.02 seeking to re-open the underlying divorce litigation. Thereafter, she claimed that this effectively tolled the…