Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District / Jul 23, 2024
Danny L. Dannenhauer, and the Danny L. Dannenhauer Family Trust, By and Through Brenda D. Gunlock, Trustee, Appellants, vs. Philip P. Briscoe, Personal Representative of Estate of John W. Briscoe, Briscoe and Brannon, and Wasinger Parham, L.C., Respondents.
Danny L. Dannenhauer and the Dannenhauer Family Trust sued attorney John Briscoe for legal malpractice related to a real estate transaction and Wasinger Parham for failing to advise them of the potential malpractice claim. The trial court granted summary judgment for Briscoe, finding the statute of limitations had expired, and later granted JNOV for Wasinger Parham. The appellate court reversed the summary judgment against Briscoe, holding that the legal malpractice claim accrued later than the trial court determined, making the suit timely. As a result, the court affirmed the JNOV for Wasinger Parham and remanded the case for adjudication of the claims against Briscoe.