Legal Opinion
Garcia v. Pinto
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided December 29, 1993No. 1-92-0809PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Greiman
Plaintiff Jeronimo Garcia appeals the trial court’s dismissal of his legal malpractice action against defendants Stephen G. Pinto and Stephen G. Pinto, Ltd. The trial court found that plaintiff’s action was time barred by a five-year statute of limitations period.
We reverse and remand the dismissal of plaintiff’s complaint because we find that the limitations period for the filing of the complaint was extended by the discovery rule.
On December 18, 1986, plaintiff filed his legal malpractice action against defendants arising from defendants’ representation of plaintiff in a workers’…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Kohler v. Woollen, Brown & HawkinsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1973
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- Goodman v. Harbor Market, Ltd.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1995
- Waters v. ReingoldAppellate Court of Illinois · 1996
- Butler v. Mayer, Brown and PlattAppellate Court of Illinois · 1998
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