Legal Opinion · Concurrence

Title Insurance v. Smith, Debnam, Hibbert & Pahl

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided August 1, 1996No. COA94-777Published

1Concurrence

Judge Martin, Mark D.,

concurring with separate opinion.

The majority opinion presents the question of whether there is sufficient evidence to support the jury’s liability determination where the plaintiff sustained actual damages prior to the return of the verdict. A brief review of our jurisprudence is necessary for proper resolution of this question.

Section 1-15 of our General Statutes provides in pertinent part:

*618Except where otherwise provided by statute, a cause of action for malpractice . . . shall be deemed to accrue at the time of the occurrence of the last act of the defendant giving…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. WILCOX v. the Executors of PlummerSupreme Court of the United States · 1830
  2. Zidell v. BirdCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1985
  3. Hargett v. HollandSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1994
  4. Jewell v. PriceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1965
  5. Cantu v. St. Paul CompaniesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987

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