Korgan v. Gantenbein

Plaintiffs brought this action to recover damages for defendant’s alleged legal malpractice. The trial court dismissed plaintiffs’ second amended complaint on defendant’s motion under ORCP 21A(9) on the ground that the action was not commenced within the applicable period of limitations. Plaintiffs appeal.

The parties agree that plaintiffs’ cause of action accrued on December 1,1980. An action for legal malpractice must be commenced within two years of its accrual. ORS 12.110(1); U.S. Nat’l Bank v. Davies, 274 Or 663, 665-66, 548 P2d 966 (1976). Plaintiffs filed their complaint on November 19,…