Legal Opinion

Sam v. Balardo

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided July 13, 1981No. 61954, (Calendar No. 3)Published

1Opinion of the Court

411 Mich. 405 (1981)

308 N.W.2d 142

SAM

v.

BALARDO

Docket No. 61954, (Calendar No. 3).

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Argued March 6, 1980.

Decided July 13, 1981.

Myron F. Poe for plaintiff.

Marilynn J. Balardo, in propria persona.

Amicus Curiae:

Eugene D. Mossner for State Bar of Michigan.

RYAN, J.

This Court granted leave to appeal to address the issue, "[W]hether the applicable statute of limitations in actions alleging legal malpractice is two years or three years".

We hold that a legal malpractice suit is subject to the two-year statute of limitations pursuant to MCL 600.5805(3); MSA 27A.5805(3).[1]

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2Cases cited57 opinions

  1. Fourco Glass Co. v. Transmirra Products Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. Savings Bank v. WardSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
  3. Muniz v. HoffmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. In Re Inquiry Concerning a Judge No. 53 PeoplesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1978
  5. City of Lansing v. Township of LansingMichigan Supreme Court · 1959

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