Carvell v. Bottoms

OPINION

DROWOTA, Justice.

In this legal malpractice case, defendants Thomas M. Bottoms and Paul Plant appeal from the Court of Appeals’ reversal of the trial court’s dismissal of the action. The issue for our determination is whether this action is barred by the statute of limitations applicable to legal malpractice actions, Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104, 1 under the facts of this case. For the reasons stated hereinafter, we reverse the judgment of the Court of Appeals and dismiss the action.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

In October 1981 Ms. Roaby Baxter contracted with Kent and Jane Gay Carvell, the…