TROBAUGH v. SONDAG

No. 02-0549.

668 N.W.2d 577 (2003)

Charles A. TROBAUGH, Appellant, v. Patrick A. SONDAG, In His Capacity as Former State Employee Assistant Public Defender, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

September 4, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martha M. McMinn, Sioux City, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, and Craig Kelinson, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.


CADY, Justice.

In this appeal, we consider when a plaintiff's claim accrues for purposes of the statute of limitations of the Iowa Tort Claims Act in a suit for legal malpractice arising from alleged negligence in the representation of the plaintiff while he was a criminal defendant. Underlying this issue is the determination of whether a plaintiff's malpractice claim accrues only after he has achieved relief from the conviction allegedly resulting from the negligent...

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