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PETERS v. SIMMONS

No. 43941.

87 Wn.2d 400 (1976)

552 P.2d 1053

D.E. PETERS, ET AL, Appellants, v. J. LAEL SIMMONS, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

August 5, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Casey, Pruzan, Kovarik & Shulkin, by David G. Shenton, for appellants.

Phil McIntosh, for respondent.

WRIGHT, J.

This is an appeal by plaintiffs from an order of the King County Superior Court dismissing their action for alleged malpractice against defendant, an attorney, on the basis that it was barred by the statute of limitations.

The issues dispositive of this appeal are: (1) Has this court acquired jurisdiction to entertain the instant appeal? (2) Does the statute of limitations for legal malpractice commence to run when the client discovers or, in the...

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