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DUKES v. NOE

856 S.W.2d 403 (1993)

George DUKES, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. Thomas A. NOE, III, Defendant/Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Middle Section, at Nashville.

Permission to Appeal Denied June 7, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

N. Reese Bagwell, Clarksville, for plaintiff/appellant.

Edd S. Hurt, Jr., Clarksville, for defendant/appellee.

Permission to Appeal Denied by Supreme Court June 7, 1993.

OPINION

CANTRELL, Judge.

We are asked to decide when the one-year statute of limitations for legal malpractice began to run where the offending attorney filed a complaint in a personal injury action but allowed the suit to lapse when the defendant was not served with process. We hold that the statute began to run on the date the original action became subject to dismissal —...

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