Brown v. Johnstone

Appellant, William L. Brown, challenges the trial court’s granting of appellee’s, Robert Johnstone’s, motion for summary judgment on the ground that the statute of limitations, R.C. 2305.11, barred appellant’s legal malpractice suit. We affirm.

Facts

Brown retained Johnstone in 1963 to represent him on a claim before the Bureau of Workmen’s Compensation. After Brown’s claim was denied he asserts that Johnstone represented to him that some type of settlement would be forthcoming. This occurred sometime in 1965. Between 1965 and 1977 Brown claims to have talked to Johnstone on the average of once…