Hendrickson v. Sears

Pursuant to S.J.C. Rule 3:21, 359 Mass. 790 (1971), the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has certified to us the question when a client’s cause of action against an attorney for negligent certification of title to real estate “accrues” for purposes of G. L. c. 260, § 2A. We hold that the cause of action does not accrue until the misrepresentation is discovered or should reasonably have been discovered, whichever first occurs, and so answer the certified question.

According to the Court of Appeals, the complaint made the following allegations. In April, 1961, the plaintiffs…