Legal Opinion
Shipman v. Kruck
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided March 5, 2004No. Record 030500PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Agee
The determinative issue in this appeal is when the appellants’ cause of action for legal malpractice accrued for purposes of the statute of limitations.
I. BACKGROUND AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW
On January 16, 1998, Donald L. Shipman and his wife, Kym L. Shipman (collectively, “the Shipmans”) hired Frederick H. Kruck, Jr. (“Kruck”) to defend them in an action brought by one of the Shipmans’ creditors. The Shipmans informed Kruck that shielding their residence from the collection efforts of creditors was their primary objective. The Shipmans also informed Kruck that the residence was held in trust…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Locke v. Johns-Manville Corp.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1981
- Richmond Redevelopment & Housing Authority v. Laburnum Construction Corp.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1954
- First Virginia Bank-Colonial v. BakerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1983
- Caudill v. Wise Rambler, Inc.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1969
- Oleyar v. Kerr, TrusteeSupreme Court of Virginia · 1976
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3Cited by45 opinions
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