LONG v. BUCKLEY

No. 1 CA-CIV 4750.

129 Ariz. 141 (1981)

629 P.2d 557

Gilbert D. LONG and Doris J. Long, husband and wife, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Guy M. BUCKLEY and Ruth Buckley, his wife; Darrell F. Smith and Margie Smith, his wife; L. Alton Riggs, Jr., and Treva Riggs, his wife; Westlyn C. Riggs and Marlene Riggs, his wife; Donald O. Fuller and Kay Fuller, his wife; and John Doe, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1, Department A.

April 2, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sargeant, Elliott & Newman by William P. Sargeant, III, Phoenix, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Weyl, Guyer, MacBan & Olson, by K.C. Weyl, Phoenix, for defendants-appellees.


OPINION

WREN, Chief Judge.

In this appeal we are asked to review a summary judgment determination that the statute of limitations begins to run on a claim for damages against a lawyer for malpractice of law at the time of the negligent act rather than at the time of its discovery. We have determined that the time of discovery is the critical point and therefore reverse.

The facts are briefly stated. On June 21, 1973, appellant, Gilbert D. Long, was...

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