· 10/5/1998
John Kohl & Co. PC v. Dearborn & Ewing
Citations
- 977 S.W.2d 528
- 1998 Tenn. LEXIS 546
- 1998 WL 682254
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that letter from IRS and action in terminating attorney showed that client was on notice of potential injury
- ruling that the plaintiffs suffered an actual injury when their accountant was forced to respond to an IRS inquiry
- holding that a cause of action accrues when the plaintiff knows or should know that the plaintiff has sustained an injury \as a result of wrongful ... conduct by the defendant\
- holding that an injury occurs when one loses a “legal right, remedy or interest”
- holding that the cause of action accrues when the plaintiff knows or should know that it sustained an injury “as a result of wrongful . . . conduct by the defendant”
- noting that in the context of malpractice actions “the discovery rule is composed of two distinct elements: (1) the plaintiff must suffer legally cognizable damage—an actual injury—as a result of the defendant’s wrongful or negligent conduct, and (2
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Judges: Anderson, Barker, Birch, Drowota, Holder
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