MERKLEY v. BEASLIN

No. 880191-CA.

778 P.2d 16 (1989)

J. Ray MERKLEY, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. John C. BEASLIN, Defendant and Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Utah.

July 26, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wendell E. Bennett (argued), Salt Lake City, for plaintiff and appellant.

Henry S. Nygaard, Beaslin, Nygaard, Coke & Vincent, Salt Lake City, John R. Anderson (argued), Beaslin, Nygaard, Coke & Vincent, Vernal, for defendant and respondent.

Before BENCH, GARFF and ORME, JJ.


OPINION

GARFF, Judge:

Plaintiff/appellant, J. Ray Merkley, appeals from a summary judgment dismissing his malpractice action against defendant/respondent, John C. Beaslin. The trial court concluded that if respondent committed any legal malpractice, it occurred in 1976 when respondent drafted legal documents for the sale of a business for appellant, and, therefore, that Merkley's action by the statute of limitations. We reverse and remand.

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