Hartman v. Stumbo

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Harman, C.:

This appeal involves the application of statutes of limitation to a damage action brought by appellant against appellee, her former attorney.

Appellant’s petition, filed August 12, 1964, alleged in substance that on March 23, 1961, she consulted appellee about preparing her will; that appellee falsely and fraudulently represented to her that because her husband, James C. Hartman, had recently died intestate she could not execute a will until her husband’s estate was first probated, although appellee knew her husband had died intestate and…