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WASHBURN v. SOPER

No. 02-1323.

319 F.3d 338 (2003)

Terrence WASHBURN, Patricia Washburn, Penelope L. Nicol, Individually and as Trustees of The 727 Realty Trust; The 727 Realty Trust, Appellants, v. Jerry SOPER, Individually and as a Partner of Soper and Tyler, Defendant, The Soper Law Firm, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: February 11, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George A. Kiser, argued, St. Louis, MO (Beth C. Boggs, on the brief), for appellants.

Timothy G. Shelton, argued, Chicago, IL (Peter D. Sullivan and Elizabeth Staruck, on the brief), for appellee.

Before WOLLMAN, HEANEY, and MAGILL, Circuit Judges.

WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

In this diversity action, the district court1 granted summary judgment against the appellants (collectively, the Washburns), concluding that their malpractice claim was barred by Illinois' two-year statute of limitations. We affirm.

I. Background

In 1992, George and Janis Garlock purchased an eighty percent interest in the Kwik-Kleen Limited Trust, which owned the Kwik-Kleen Laundromat business...

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