Legal Opinion
Cooper v. James
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided May 16, 2001No. NonePublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SABERS, Justice.
[¶ 1.] Dawn Cooper brought suit against her former attorney Timothy James. The trial court granted summary judgment to James finding that no genuine issue of material fact existed for jury determination on the expiration of the statute of limitation. As genuine issues of material fact exist as to the time the representation of Cooper ended or whether James was estopped from asserting the statute of limitation defense, we reverse and remand.
FACTS
[¶ 2.] Cooper brought suit against James for intentional infliction of emotional distress, violation of fiduciary obligations and…
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