SMITH v. PETKOFF


919 S.W.2d 595 (1995)

William C. SMITH, Jr., Plaintiff/Appellant, v. George S. PETKOFF, E. Patrick Lancaster, Joseph W. Barnwell, Jr., and Petkoff and Lancaster, Defendants/Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Western Section at Jackson.

Permission to Appeal Denied March 11, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lanier Fogg, Memphis, for appellant.

Jef Feibelman and Susan Clark, Burch, Porter & Johnson, Memphis, for appellees.


TOMLIN, Presiding Judge (Western Section)

In this legal malpractice case, William C. Smith (plaintiff) appeals from the trial court's dismissal of his suit in granting summary judgment in favor of defendants George S. Petkoff, E. Patrick Lancaster, Joseph W. Barnwell, and the law firm of Petkoff and Lancaster (defendants, or by name). The trial court held that the action was barred by the statute of limitations applicable to legal malpractice suits. T.C.A. §...

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