Stevens v. Lake

This appeal arises from a February 8, 1990, order of the Washington County Circuit Court granting the appellees' motion for summary judgment in a legal malpractice action. The appellants also challenge the circuit court's imposition of attorneys' fees and costs against them as sanctions pursuant to M.R.C.P. 11 and the Mississippi Litigation Accountability Act, Miss. Code Ann. § 11-55-1, et seq. (Supp. 1992). While the evidence in the record clearly presents a case of actionable negligence, we find that the cause of action is time-barred by the applicable statute of limitations, Miss. Code…