MARTIN v. PAFFORD

No. 90-3742.

583 So.2d 736 (1991)

Ella Nora MARTIN, Appellant, v. John W. PAFFORD, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied August 29, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edwin F. Blanton of Dixon, Blanton & Shelley, Tallahassee, for appellant.

Toby S. Monaco, Gainesville, for appellee.


SMITH, Judge.

Martin, who sued Pafford for legal malpractice arising out of her criminal conviction for first degree murder, appeals the final summary judgment entered in favor of Pafford based upon the trial court's determination that suit was time-barred by section 95.11(4)(a), Florida Statutes. We affirm.

In 1981, Pafford represented Martin on a charge of first degree murder. She was subsequently convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment on March 25...

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