Legal Opinion
Long v. Buckley
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided April 2, 1981No. 1 CA-CIV 4750PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WREN, Chief Judge.
In this appeal we are asked to review a summary judgment determination that the statute of limitations begins to run on a claim for damages against a lawyer for malpractice of law at the time of the negligent act rather than at the time of its discovery. We have determined that the time of discovery is the critical point and therefore reverse.
The facts are briefly stated. On June 21, 1973, appellant, Gilbert D. Long, was injured and his automobile damaged as a result of a collision with another vehicle being driven by Carl M. Luna, an employee of Westside Toyota. On…
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