Legal Opinion
City of McCall v. Buxton
Idaho Supreme Court
Decided January 22, 2009No. 34609PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EISMANN, Chief Justice.
This is an appeal from a judgment dismissing an action for legal malpractice on the ground that it was barred by the statute of limitations. We hold that for two of the claims, there was not objective proof of damage to start the running of the statute of limitations until the jury verdict in the case in connection with which the malpractice allegedly occurred.
I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On May 11, 2000, the City of McCall (City) entered into a contract with St. Clair Contractors, Inc., (St. Clair) for the construction of a storage lagoon to hold treated effluent.…
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