Legal Opinion

Hooper v. Hill Lewis

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided September 26, 1991No. Docket 117105PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Per curiam

This is a legal malpractice action. Appellant, on behalf of plaintiff, appeals as of right from an order granting summary disposition in favor of defendants on the basis that plaintiff’s action was barred by the two-year period of limitation set forth at MCL 600.5805; MSA 27A.5805, MCL 600.5838; MSA 27A.5838. We affirm.

Plaintiff, an attorney, hired defendants in June 1985 to represent him in litigation related to his parents’ estates. On December 11 or 13, 1985, a settlement agreement was reached in the probate action and was placed on the record.

After the settlement was entered, the bank…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Sawabini v. DesenbergMichigan Court of Appeals · 1985
  2. Lipton v. BoeskyMichigan Court of Appeals · 1981
  3. Basic Food Industries, Inc. v. Travis, Warren, Nayer & BurgoyneMichigan Court of Appeals · 1975
  4. Seebacher v. Fitzgerald, Hodgman, Cawthorne & King, PCMichigan Court of Appeals · 1989
  5. Berry v. ZismanMichigan Court of Appeals · 1976

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3Cited by10 opinions

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  2. Sharts v. NatelsonNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1994
  3. Maddox v. BurlingameMichigan Court of Appeals · 1994
  4. Mitchell v. DoughertyMichigan Court of Appeals · 2002
  5. Asher v. Exxon Co., USAMichigan Court of Appeals · 1993

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