Gebhardt v. O'ROURKE

In this interlocutory appeal, we consider whether plaintiff Barbara Gebhardt’s attorney malpractice suit is barred by the statute of limitations. The trial judge granted defendant attorney Jerome O’Rourke’s motion for summary disposition on the ground that the plaintiff had not filed her malpractice complaint within two years of the attorney’s last day of professional service or within six months after discovering the existence of her claim. The Court of Appeals reversed, holding that the complaint was timely filed because the cause of action did not accrue until the judgment of acquittal in…