Legal Opinion
Ranasinghe v. Compton (In Re Ranasinghe)
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided March 20, 2006No. 19-70749PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
STEPHEN S. MITCHELL, Bankruptcy Judge.
This matter is before the court on a motion by the defendant, attorney Claude T. Compton, to dismiss the debtor’s complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. The is an action to recover damages arising from the alleged improper drafting and recording of three deeds. The dispositive issue is whether the debtor’s claim — which has been pleaded under a variety of theories— is barred by the applicable statute of limitations. A hearing was held on February 7, 2006, at which both parties were represented by…
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