Legal Opinion
Jones v. Wadsworth
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided May 11, 1990No. S-2769PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MATTHEWS, Chief Justice.
This appeal involves a legal malpractice claim filed more than two years but less than six years after the cause of action accrued. The critical question is whether the claim is governed by the two-year statute of limitations applicable to tort actions, or the six-year statute of limitations applicable to contract actions.
FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS
W.C. Jones approached Brent Wads-worth in 1974 or ’75 to obtain his services in connection with two lawsuits Jones was pursuing. Jones claims that he was interested in hiring an attorney who would “move the case along in a…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Neel v. Magana, Olney, Levy, Cathcart & GelfandCalifornia Supreme Court · 1971
- Austin v. Fulton Insurance CompanyAlaska Supreme Court · 1968
- Wettanen v. CowperAlaska Supreme Court · 1988
- Higa v. MirikitaniHawaii Supreme Court · 1973
- Yazzie v. Olney, Levy, Kaplan & TennerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Shaw v. State, Department of Administration, Public Defender AgencyAlaska Supreme Court · 1991
- Lee Houston & Associates, Ltd. v. RacineAlaska Supreme Court · 1991
- Breck v. MooreAlaska Supreme Court · 1996
- Cummings v. Sea Lion Corp.Alaska Supreme Court · 1996
- Barry v. University of AlaskaAlaska Supreme Court · 2004
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