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· 9/22/1997

Berry v. McLeod

Citations

  • 492 S.E.2d 794
  • 328 S.C. 435
  • 1997 S.C. App. LEXIS 122

How courts have described this case

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  • concluding that section 15-3­ 530(5) of the South Carolina Code provides a three-year statute of limitations for legal malpractice actions
  • holding that, by considering matters outside of the pleadings, the trial court converted a Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss into a summary judgment motion
  • concluding that section 15-3- 530(5) of the South Carolina Code provides a three-year statute of limitations for legal malpractice actions
  • holding that where plaintiffs claimed a right to hold referendum on municipal bond, statute began to run when plaintiffs knew bond was issued without a referendum
  • holding that where plaintiffs claimed a right to hold referendum on municipal bond, statute began to run when plaintiffs knew bond was issued without a referendum
  • stating that in applying the discovery rule to a fraud case, the focus is on whether the complaining party acquired knowledge of existing facts sufficient to put that party on notice of the alleged fraud

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Judges: Hearn, Stilwell, Howard

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