Luick v. Rademacher

In this legal malpractice action, plaintiff appeals as of right from an order of the trial court granting defendant’s motion for accelerated judgment based on the expiration of the period of limitation.

Plaintiff’s complaint alleged that he employed defendant in 1979 to act as his attorney in a divorce action; that on July 31, 1979, defendant placed on the record a settlement agreement to which plaintiff had not consented; and that the defendant failed to properly prepare for trial in the matter and, as a consequence, the settlement was extremely unfavorable.

On October 26, 1979, plaintiff…