WOODRUFF v. TOMLIN

No. 74-1876.

511 F.2d 1019 (1975)

Joan WOODRUFF et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Hewitt P. TOMLIN, Jr., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

February 21, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norman Herring, Phoenix, Ariz., H. Houston McKnight, Memphis, Tenn., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Leo Bearman, Jr., Leo Bearman, Sr., John J. Thomason, Memphis, Tenn., Victor F. Schneider, Jackson, Tenn., for defendants-appellees.

Before WEICK, EDWARDS and CELEBREZZE, Circuit Judges.


WEICK, Circuit Judge.

The sole question in this appeal is whether the plaintiffs' action for damages for malpractice against their attorneys, the defendants, was barred by the Tennessee one-year statute of limitations, Tennessee Code Annotated § 28-304.1 The District Court held that the action was barred by the statute of limitations. The Court granted the defendants' motion for summary...

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