Widing v. Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt

Plaintiffs brought this action, asserting claims, inter alia, for negligent misrepresentation and fraud against defendant Welch (Welch), the copersonal representative of their deceased father’s estate, and for professional negligence against defendant Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt (Schwabe), the estate’s attorneys. The trial court granted defendants’ motions for summary judgment on the ground that the various claims were barred by the applicable statute of limitations. Plaintiffs appeal, contending, among other things, that the trial court erred because the running of the limitation period was…