Hendrickson v. Sears

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• observing that the “gist of the action or the essential nature of the plaintiffs claim” rather than “the form of proceeding” determines the applicable statute of limitations
• noting that “limitation statutes should apply equally to similar facts regardless of the form of proceeding”
• acknowledging that “limitation statutes should apply equally to similar facts regardless of the form of proceeding”
• noting that “limitation statutes should apply equally to similar facts regardless of the form of proceeding”
• stating that “[t]he client is not an expert; he cannot be expected to recognize professional negligence if he sees it, and he should not be expected to watch over the professional or to retain a second professional to do so.”
• finding discovery rule applicable where attorney negligently certifies title to real estate

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).