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(.3½Þ$££Ý ƒüœ!ÝÔUSUS.,ÔÝ  Ý =Ý ƒ[½Þ"ÝÔUSUS.,ÔÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÔ€XiÈXXXÔÔ€èèpçXXiÈÔÓ  Óò òÔ Ad ÔFILEDÔ€uçèèpÔÐ  ÐÌOctober€18,€1999ÌÌCecil€Ô_ÔCrowsonÔ_Ô,€Jr.ÌAppellate€Court€ClerkÔdAŠÔó ó,c½¬AZ‹"Arial RegularZ[]_Cþÿ<<CÿÿƒLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(.3½Þ$¢¢Ý ƒüœ!ÝÔUSUS.,ÔÝ  Ý d($$””ò òÚ  Ú1Ú  Úó ó\\\\'ÿÿdxdÝ ƒüœ!ÝÔUSUS.,ÔÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÑTR[° AØ'ÿ Legal3Ø' AØ'ÿ Legalÿ3Ø'TÑÑ8€ôXXdìdÈ8ÑÔ_Ôà@  ìàò òÔ‡¼Í!»XXÔIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEˆÐ ° Ðà@cc$ìàAT€KNOXVILLEÔ#†XôX»¼Í!î#ÔˆÐ Ä Ðßv€Y_@0,j: `€€@ÿE˜ÜÀtt¨ØÐØ Œvßà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àà È àÌÌÌÌÌÌÌó óLAWRENCE€A.€HODGE,à0  àà0h(#(#àà0Àh(#h(#à)ÐL œ À(#À(# Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à)à0  à03A01„9712„CV„00558Ð8ˆ (#(# Ðà  àPlaintiff/Appellant,à0  àà0h(#(#àà0Àh(#h(#à)Ð$t À(#À(# Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à)à0  àAppeal€as€of€Right€From€TheÐ` (#(# Ðvs.à0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà0h(#(#àà0Àh(#h(#à)à0À(#À(#àKNOX€COUNTY€CIRCUIT€COURTÐüL (#(# Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à)ÌROBERT€C.€EDWARDS,à0  àà0h(#(#àà0Àh(#h(#à)à0À(#À(#àHON.€DALE€C.€WORKMANÐÔ$(#(# Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à)à0  àJUDGEÐÀ(#(# Ðà  àDefendant/Appelleeà0  àà0h(#(#àà0Àh(#h(#à)ЬüÀ(#À(# ÐÌÌÌÌÌÌò òòòFor€the€Appellant:à ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àFor€the€Appellee:Ð  p Ðó óóóLawrence€A.€Hodgeà0 ¸ àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà0h(#(#àà0Àh(#h(#àà0À(#À(#àRobert€C.€EdwardsÐ \(#(# ÐPro€Seà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà0h(#(#àà0Àh(#h(#àà0À(#À(#àPro€SeÐøH(#(# ÐInmate€Number€74811à0  àà0h(#(#àà0Àh(#h(#àà0À(#À(#à382€Emory€RoadÐä4(#(# Ð7475€Cockrill€Bend€Ind.€Roadà0 h àà0Àh(#h(#àà0À(#À(#àBlaine,€TN€37709ÐÐ (#(# ÐNashville,€TN€37209„1010ÌÌÌÌÌÌÌAFFIRMEDà0 ` àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà0h(#(#àà0Àh(#h(#àà0À(#À(#àà0p(#(#àà0Èp(#p(#àà0 È(#È(#àà0x (# (#àSwiney,€J.Ð0&€!$x(#x(# ÐÌÌÌÌò òòòÓÓÓ  ÓÔ‡¼Í!»XXôÔO€P€I€N€I€O€NÔ#†XôX»¼Í! #Ôó óóóÐ Ì*&) ÐÓ ÓÓ  Óà  àà ` àThis€is€an€appeal€from€an€Order€of€the€Circuit€Court€for€Knox€County€dismissingÏAppellant's€complaint€against€his€post„conviction€attorney€because€it€failed€to€state€a€cause€of€actionÏby€a€short€and€plain€statement€of€the€claim€as€required€by€Rule€8.01,€T.R.C.P.,€and€because€the€claimÏis€barred€by€the€statute€of€limitations.€€Appellant€states€the€issue€as€whether€the€Trial€CourtÏimproperly€dismissed€his€cause€of€action.€Appellee€raises€the€additional€issue€of€whether€the€TrialÏCourt€should€have€granted€his€motion€to€dismiss€for€failure€to€prosecute.€€We€affirm€the€judgmentÏof€the€Trial€Court.ÌÐ Ü9,59 ÐÓÓÓ  Óòòò òBACKGROUNDó óóóÐ ° ÐÓ  ÓÌÓÓà  àà ` àMr.€Ô_ÔHodgeÔ_Ô€(Appellant),€an€inmate€at€Ô_ÔRiverbendÔ_Ô€Maximum€Security€Prison€inÐ ˆØ ÐNashville,€was€convicted€in€1979€of€first€degree€murder׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€and€first€degree€criminal€sexual€conductÐ `° Ð(now€aggravated€rape)׃ ×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€and€received€two€consecutive€life€sentences.€€He€filed€a€petition€for€post„Ð 8 ˆ Ðconviction€relief€in€1988€for€the€first€degree€murder€conviction€and€a€separate€petition€in€1989€forÐ  ` Ðthe€first€degree€criminal€sexual€conduct€conviction.€€He€alleged€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel€withÐ è 8  Ðregard€to€both€convictions.€€As€to€the€murder€conviction,€at€the€completion€of€the€original€trial€theÐ À  Ðjudge€asked€the€petitioner€if€he€was€satisfied€with€the€services€of€trial€counsel.€€Petitioner€respondedÐ ˜è  Ðthat€he€ð ðcouldnððt€have€got€[sic]€a€better€lawyerðð€and€later€picked€counsel€up€and€hugged€him.€€òòÔ_ÔHodgeÔ_ÔÐ pÀ Ðv.€Stateóó,€C.C.A.€No.€03C01„9406„CR„00201,€filed€February€28,€1995,€òòperm.€app.€denied€óóJune€5,Ð H˜ Ð1995.€€Following€evidentiary€hearings,€the€trial€court€dismissed€both€petitions,€and€the€dismissalsÐ  p Ðwere€affirmed€by€the€Court€of€Criminal€Appeals.€€Ð øH Ðà  àà ` àOn€March€20,€1997,€Appellant€filed€another€post„conviction€relief€petition€in€whichÐ Ð  Ðhe€alleged€"newly€discovered€evidence"€consisting€of€his€childhood€mental€health€evaluationsÐ ¨ø Ðconducted€between€1966€and€1972.€€He€alleged€these€evaluations€established€a€defense€of€insanityÐ €Ð Ðand€incompetence€to€stand€trial€in€1979.€€The€trial€court€dismissed€the€petition€based€upon€the€statuteÐ X ¨ Ðof€limitations,€and€the€Court€of€Criminal€Appeals€affirmed.€€Ð 0"€  Ðà  àà ` àAppellant€filed€this€"Complaint€for€Malpractice,€Negligence,€Breach€of€Contract,"Ð $X" Ðin€the€Chancery€Court€for€Knox€County€on€May€12,€1997,€against€Appellee,€the€attorney€who€wasÐ à%0!$ Ðappointed€sometime€in€the€1990s€to€represent€him€in€a€post„conviction€proceeding€concerningÐ ¸'#& ÐAppellantððs€conviction€in€1979.€€Appellant€alleged€this€ð ðnew€evidence,ðð€which€he€says€in€hisÐ )à$( Ðcomplaint€that€he€first€discovered€on€May€2,€1996,€"could€have€been€easily€ascertained€by€AppelleeÐ h+¸&* Ðthrough€diligent€discovery€and€investigation€skills."Ð @-(, ÐÔ‡ Xô˜XXXô˜Ôà  àà ` àThe€ð ðnew€evidenceðð€consisted€of€copies€of€Appellantððs€mental€health€records€fromÐ /h*. ÐEastern€State€Psychiatric€Hospital,€where€he€was€a€patient€€at€ages€9,€11,€13€and€16.€€According€toÐ ð0@,0 Ðthese€records,€during€that€period€of€his€childhood,€Appellant€was€diagnosed€as€(1)€borderlineÐ È2.2 Ðmentally€retarded€(I.Q.€72);€(2)€non„psychotic€organic€brain€syndrome,€probably€from€birth€trauma,Ð ° ÐEEG€within€normal€limits;€(3)€personality€disorder,€inadequate;€and€(4)€behavior€disorder,€delinquentÐ ˆØ Ðreaction.€Ð `° Ðà  àà ` àOn€September€5,€1997,€€the€Trial€Court€"reviewed€the€file€and€listened,€in€full,€to€aÐ 8 ˆ Ðtape€sent€to€the€Court€by€Joey€Ô_ÔPerrymanÔ_Ô,€attempting€to€represent€plaintiff€as€counsel."€€The€CourtÐ  ` Ðthen€found€the€complaint€failed€to€state€a€cause€of€action€by€a€short€and€plain€statement€of€the€claimÐ è 8  Ðas€required€by€Rule€8.01,€T.R.C.P.€€The€Trial€Court€also€found€that€the€Appellee€representedÐ À  ÐAppellant€in€a€post„conviction€relief€petition€more€than€one€year€prior€to€the€filing€of€the€complaint,Ð ˜è  Ðand,€therefore,€any€claim€for€personal€negligence€is€barred€by€the€statute€of€limitations.Ð pÀ Ðà  àà ` àAppellant€then€filed,€in€September€1997,€his€"Plaintiff's€Objections€to€JudgeÐ H˜ ÐWorkman's€Order€as€Non„Responsive€for€the€Lack€and€Ignorance€of€the€Law."€€Copies€ofÐ  p ÐAppellantððs€mental€health€records€were€attached€to€this€pleading.€€In€this€document,€which€the€TrialÐ øH ÐCourt€generously€construed€as€a€Motion€to€Alter€or€Amend€under€T.R.C.P.€Rule€59.04,€AppellantÐ Ð  Ðcomplains€of€the€Trial€Court's€"lack€of€knowledge€and€ignorance€of€the€law,"€and€insists€that,Ð ¨ø Ðbecause€Appellant€is€borderline€mentally€retarded,€has€chronic€brain€syndrome,€and€cannotÐ €Ð Ðfunctionally€read€and€write€English,€he€was€not€put€on€inquiry€that€he€had€a€right€of€action€againstÐ X ¨ ÐAppellee.€€Appellant€argued€that,€"[Ô_Ôe]venÔ_Ô€if€the€statute€of€limitations€had€ran€out€in€plaintiff's€causeÐ 0"€  Ðof€action,€his€present/past€mental€illness€would€fall€within€the€guidelines€of€the€saving€statute€asÐ $X" Ðdefined€by€€Ô#†Xô˜XX Xô˜$#ÔÔ‡ Xô˜XXXô˜ÔT.C.A.€ðð€Ô#†Xô˜XX Xô˜#%#ÔÔ‡ Xô˜XXXô˜Ô28„1„106"€since,€as€a€person€of€unsound€mind,€he€"may€commence€the€actionÐ à%0!$ Ðafter€the€removal€of€such€disability."Ð ¸'#& Ðà  àà ` àOn€December€27,€1997,€Appellant€filed€a€"Notice€of€Appeal€as€of€Right,"€and€onÐ )à$( ÐFebruary€4,€1998,€filed,€"In€the€Circuit€Court€of€Appeals€of€Tennessee€at€Knoxville,Ô#†Xô˜XX Xô˜q%#ÔÔ‡ Xô˜XXXô˜Ô€Brief€of€theÐ h+¸&* ÐAppellant"Ô#†Xô˜XX Xô˜'#ÔÔ‡ Xô˜XXXô˜Ô€which€was€stamped€Filed€by€the€Clerk€of€this€Court.€Ð @-(, Ðà  àà ` àIn€May,€1998,€Robert€C.€Edwards,€Appellee,€filed€his€"Motion€to€Dismiss€for€FailureÐ /h*. Ðto€Prosecute€by€Special€Appearance"€in€the€Circuit€Court€for€Knox€County.€€Appellee€argued€in€thatÐ ð0@,0 Ðmotion€that€the€original€complaint€was€filed€on€May€12,€1997,€that€no€summons€was€ever€issued€andÐ È2.2 Ðthe€defendant€has€never€been€served,€and€that€as€a€consequence,€the€Trial€Court€has€never€acquiredÐ  4ð/4 Ðjurisdiction€over€the€defendant€in€this€case,€citing€òòHine€v.€Commercial€Carriers,€Inc.,€óó802€S.W.2dÐ x6È16 Ð218€(Tenn.€1990).€Appellee€argued€in€his€motion€that€the€case€had€been€pending€for€over€a€year,€theÐ P8 38 Ðplaintiff€had€never€caused€the€issuance€of€a€summons,€this€action€was€never€"commenced"€asÐ (:x5: Ðcontemplated€by€T.R.C.P.€Rule€3,€the€suit€had€not€been€diligently€prosecuted€by€the€plaintiff,€and€itÐ ° Ðshould€therefore€be€dismissed.Ð ˆØ Ðà  àà ` àAppellant€replied:Ð `° Ðà@À À ìà€òòObjections€to€Defendants€Motion€to€Dismissóó€ˆÐ 8 ˆ ÐÓÓà8  àà8` Ð Ð àThe€Court€dismissed€plaintiff's€cause€of€action€Sept.€5,€1997€at€itsÐ  ` Ðown€initiative.€€Therefore,€serving€of€a€summons€in€this€action€wouldÐ ü L  Ðbe€futile.€€Defendants€motion€to€dismiss€is€asinine€hyperbole.€€NoticeÐ è 8  Ðof€Appeal€has€been€filed€in€this€action,€the€Knox€County€Court€clerkÐ Ô$  Ðis€directed€to€transfer€the€Record€of€this€cause€to€the€Appeals€Court.€Ð À  ÐÐ ` x` x ÐÓ€,ÓÌà  àà ` àOn€July€10,€1998,€the€Trial€Court€filed€an€Order€disposing€of€Appellantððs€Motion€toÐ pÀ ÐAlter€or€Amend€the€Judgment€and€the€Appelleeððs€Motion€to€Dismiss€for€failure€to€Prosecute€byÐ H˜ ÐSpecial€Appearance€by€denying€the€former€motion€and€finding€the€latter€moot.Ð  p Ðà  àÔ#†Xô˜XX Xô˜‰'#ÔÔ‡ Xô˜XXXô˜Ôà ` àThis€Court,€by€Order€of€November€20,€1998,Ô#†Xô˜XX Xô˜*0#ÔÔ‡ Xô˜XXXô˜Ô€found€that€Appellant's€brief€has€beenÐ øH Ðfiled€in€this€Court,€and€dismissal€for€failure€to€prosecute€would€be€unwarranted.€€This€Court€directedÐ Ð  Ðthe€Clerk€of€the€Circuit€Court€for€Knox€County€to€transmit€the€record€below€to€this€Court,€and€theÐ ¨ø Ðtrial€record€was€filed€with€this€Court€on€April€5,€1999.Ð €Ð Ðà@ˆˆ%ìàò òòòDISCUSSIONó óÔ#†Xô˜XX Xô˜¢0#ÔÔ‡ Xô˜XXXô˜ÔóóˆÐ X ¨ Ðà  àÔ#†Xô˜XX Xô˜ƒ2#ÔÔ‡ Xô˜XXXô˜Ôà ` àÔ#†Xô˜XX Xô˜ê2#ÔÔ‡ Xô˜XXXô˜ÔAppellant€first€contends€that€the€Complaint€should€not€have€been€dismissed€underÐ 0"€  ÐRule€8.01,€T.R.C.P.,€which€provides,€as€pertinent:Ð $X" ÐÓÓà8  àà8` Ð Ð àò òClaims€for€Relief.€„ó ó€€A€pleading€which€sets€forth€a€claim€for€relief,Ð à%0!$ Ðwhether€an€original€claim,€counterclaim,€cross„claim,€or€third„partyÐ Ð& "% Ðclaim,€shall€contain:€(1)€a€short€and€plain€statement€of€the€claimÐ ¼' #& Ðshowing€that€the€pleader€is€entitled€to€relief;€and€(2)€a€demand€forÐ ¨(ø#' Ðjudgment€for€the€relief€the€pleader€seeks.€€Relief€in€the€alternative€orÐ ”)ä$( Ðof€several€different€types€may€be€demanded.Ѐ*Ð%)` x` x ÐÓ4ÓÓÓÌà  àà ` àThis€Court,€in€another€case€brought€by€an€incarcerated€Plaintiff„Appellant€acting€pro€Ð X,¨'+ ÐÌse,€Ô#†Xô˜XX Xô˜83#ÔÔ‡ Xô˜XXXô˜Ô(civil€suit€„€automobile€accident€in€which€her€children€were€injured),Ô#†Xô˜XX Xô˜7#ÔÔ‡ Xô˜XXXô˜Ô€found€thatÐ 0.€)- ÐÓ[6ÓÓÓÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à.€.€.€plaintiff€has,€in€large€part,€complied€with€the€requirements€ofÐ 0X+/ ÐÔ_ÔTenn.R.Civ.P.Ô_Ô€8.01;€that€is,€she€has€set€forth€"(1)€a€short€and€plainÐ ô0D,0 Ðstatement€of€the€claim€showing€that€the€pleader€is€entitled€to€relief,Ð à10-1 Ðand€(2)€a€demand€for€judgment€for€the€relief€which€he€deems€himselfÐ Ì2.2 Ðentitled."€€Although€there€are€technical€inaccuracies€in€plaintiff'sÐ ¸3/3 Ðcomplaint,€we€are€sensitive€to€the€fact€that€plaintiff€brings€this€actionÐ ¤4ô/4 Ðòòpro€se.óó€€Moreover,€the€Rules€direct€this€Court€to€construe€allÐ 5à05 Ðpleadings€so€as€to€do€substantial€justice.€€Ô_ÔTenn.R.Civ.P.Ô_Ô€8.06;€òòCollierÐ |6Ì16 Ðv.€Ô_ÔSlaydenÔ_Ô€Bros.€Ltd.€Partnership,€óó712€S.W.2d€106,€108€(Tenn.€App.Ð h7¸27 Ð1985).€€Plaintiff's€complaint€states€that€an€accident€occurred,€that€herÐ T8¤38 Ðchildren€were€injured,€and€the€money€damages€that€are€sought.€€WeÐ @949 Ðfind€that€plaintiff's€complaint€was€sufficient€to€put€defendant€QueensÐ ,:|5: Ðon€notice€of€the€claims€against€him€and€to€enable€him€to€file€anÐ ° Ðanswer."Мì` x` x ÐÓö7ÓòòÓÓÌMonroe€v.€Cummings,€óóTenn.€Ct.€App.€1996,€No.€01A01„9511„CV„00526,€Nashville,€filed€July€10,Ð tÄ Ð1996,€òòno€appl.€perm.€appóó.Ð `° ÐÌÓ\=Óà  àà ` àIn€this€case,€Appellant's€complaint€is€styled,€"Complaint€for€Malpractice,€Negligence,Ð 8 ˆ ÐBreach€of€Contract."€€In€the€body€of€the€complaint,€he€"respectfully€moves€this€Honorable€Court€forÐ  ` Ða€Ô_ÔtortfeasorÔ_Ô€suit€of€attorney„client€malpractice,€negligence€and€breach€of€contract€against€Robert€C.Ð è 8  ÐEdwards€(referred€to€hereinafter€as€defendant)€.€.€.€€plaintiff€seeks€two€hundred„fifty€thousandÐ À  Ð(250,000.00)€dollars€in€proximate€cause€damages€and€one€hundred€thousand€(100,000.00)€dollarsÐ ˜è  Ðin€punitive€damages€against€defendant."€€Ð pÀ Ðà  àà ` àThe€complaint€is€confusing,€contains€numerous€errors€and€has€blanks€drawn€whereÐ H˜ Ðdates€and€other€information€should€have€been€supplied.€€The€Trial€Court€stated€that€a€tape„recordingÐ  p Ðwas€received€at€some€point€in€the€proceedings€below€which€indicated€that€the€documents€wereÐ øH Ðprepared€by€Joey€Ô_ÔPerrymanÔ_Ô,€a€non„lawyer€attempting€to€act€as€counsel€for€Appellant.€€However,€weÐ Ð  Ðare€able€to€deduce€from€the€complaint€that,€as€grounds€for€relief,€Appellant€contends€that€(1)€heÐ ¨ø Ðrecently€discovered€childhood€mental€health€records;€(2)€if€presented€at€his€post„conviction€hearings,Ð €Ð Ðthe€records€would€have€prevented€the€dismissal€of€€his€petitions€for€post„conviction€relief,€and€(3)Ô#†Xô˜XX Xô˜¡7#ÔÔ‡ Xô˜XXXô˜ÔÐ X ¨ Ðhis€post„conviction€counsel,Ô#†Xô˜XX Xô˜YD#ÔÔ‡ Xô˜XXXô˜Ô€Appellee,€having€failed€to€discover€his€mental€health€records,€is€liableÐ 0"€  Ðto€him€for€damages€for€attorney€malpractice.Ð $X" Ðà  àÔ#†Xô˜XX Xô˜ÌD#ÔÔ‡ Xô˜XXXô˜Ôà ` àWhile€it€is€a€close€question,€in€construing€the€complaint€so€as€to€do€substantial€justice,Ð à%0!$ ÐRule€8.06,€T.R.C.P.,€€we€find€that€Appellantððs€complaint€was€sufficient€to€resist€dismissal€for€€failureÐ ¸'#& Ðto€state€a€cause€of€action€by€a€short€and€plain€statement€of€the€claim€under€Rule€8.01€T.R.C.P.Ð )à$( ÐÔ#†Xô˜XX Xô˜¹E#ÔÔ‡ Xô˜XXXô˜ÔHowever,€such€is€not€the€case€on€the€issue€of€the€statute€of€limitations.€€Appellant€contends€that€theÐ h+¸&* Ðcomplaint€should€not€have€been€dismissed€based€on€the€statute€of€limitations€for€attorneyÐ @-(, Ðmalpractice.€€We€disagree.Ð /h*. Ðà  àà ` àAttorney€malpractice€actions€are€governed€by€Ô#†Xô˜XX Xô˜jG#ÔÔ‡ Xô˜XXXô˜ÔT.€C.€A.€ðð€28„3„104(a),€which€Ð ð0@,0 Ðprovides:Ð È2.2 Ðà8  àà ` àò ò28„3„104.€€Personal€tort€actions.Р4ð/4Ð Ð  ÐÓÓà8  àà0` Ð Ð àó ó(a)€€The€following€actions€shall€be€commenced€within€one€(1)€year€after€theÐ x6È16 Ðcause€of€action€accrued:Ðd7´27` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  àà@òò'ìÐ Ð à*€€*€€*ˆÐ P8 38 Ðà8  àà0` Ð Ð à(2)€€Actions€and€suits€against€attorneys€or€licensed€public€accountants€orÐ <9Œ49 Ðcertified€public€accountants€for€malpractice,€whether€the€actions€are€groundedÐ (:x5: Ðor€based€in€contract€or€tort.а` Ð ` Ð  ÐÌÓ×IÓÔ#†Xô˜XX Xô˜ I#Ôà  àà ` àA€cause€of€action€accrues€ð ðwhen€the€plaintiff€suffers€in€actuality€a€legally„cognizableÐ ˆØ Ðwrong€and€thus€acquires€a€right€to€bring€suit€for€redress,ðð€òòShell€v.€€State,€óó893€S.W.2d€416,€422€(Tenn.Ð `° Ð1995).€€The€legally€cognizable€wrong€which€Appellant€apparently€claims€is€the€alleged€failure€ofÐ 8 ˆ ÐAppellee€to€discover€and€use€Appellantððs€childhood€mental€health€records€at€his€post„convictionÐ  ` Ðproceedings€in€1993€and€1994,€which€Appellant€says€constitutes€legal€malpractice.Ð è 8  Ðà  àà ` àThe€issue€of€when€a€legal€malpractice€action€accrues€for€statute€of€limitationsÐ À  Ðpurposes€is€governed€by€a€specific€formulation€of€the€ð ðdiscovery€ruleðð€applicable€to€such€actions.€Ð ˜è  ÐThat€ð ðlegal€malpractice€discovery€ruleðð€is€composed€of€two€distinct€elements€and€requires€thatÐ pÀ ÐÓÓà8  àà8` Ð Ð àthe€plaintiff€(1)€must€have€suffered€a€ð ðlegally€cognizable€injuryðð€orÐ H˜ Ðð ðactual€injuryððas€a€result€of€the€defendantððs€negligence;€and€(2)€mustÐ 4„ Ðhave€known€or€in€the€exercise€of€reasonable€diligence€should€haveÐ  p Ðknown€that€this€injury€was€caused€by€defendantððs€negligence.Ð \` x` x ÐÌòòÔ_ÔCarvellÔ_Ô€v.€€Bottoms,€óó900€S.W.2d€23€at€28,€30€(Tenn.€€1995).Ð ä4 ÐÌÓÓà  àà ` àIn€this€case,€the€date€of€Appellantððs€last€post„conviction€hearing€was€February€24,Ð ¼  Ð1994,€and€that€post„conviction€petition€was€dismissed€on€March€11,€1994.€€€Appellant€admits€thatÐ ”ä Ðhe€first€obtained€copies€of€his€medical€records€on€May€2,€1997.€€He€did€not€file€his€complaint€untilÐ l¼ ÐMay€12,€1998,€more€than€one€year€from€the€date€he€obtained€those€copies.€€€There€is€nothing€in€theÐ D!” Ðrecord€to€support€Appellantððs€assertion€that€the€records€constitute€newly€discovered€evidence,€but,Ð #l! Ðeven€assumingòòóó€that€Appellantððs€health€history€was€unknown€to€him€so€as€to€qualify€as€ð ðnewlyÐ ô$D # Ðdiscovered€evidence,ðð€his€argument€must€fail.€€It€is€clear€from€the€record€before€this€Court€thatÐ Ì&"% ÐAppellant€knew€or€in€the€exercise€of€reasonable€diligence€should€have€known€on€May€2,€1997,€at€theÐ ¤(ô#' Ðvery€latest,€that€his€claimed€ð ðlegally€cognizable€injuryðð€or€ð ðactual€injuryðð€was€caused€by€AppelleeððsÐ |*Ì%) Ðalleged€negligence.€€Since€he€did€not€file€his€complaint€within€one€year€of€May€2,€1997,€his€suit€wasÐ T,¤'+ Ðfiled€too€late.Ð ,.|)- ÐÔ‡ Xô˜XXXô˜Ôà  àà ` àAppellant€then€contends€that€"[Ô_Ôe]venÔ_Ô€if€the€statute€of€limitations€had€ran€out€inÐ 0T+/ Ðplaintiff's€cause€of€action,€his€present/past€mental€illness€would€fall€within€the€guidelines€of€theÐ Ü1,-1 Ðsaving€statute€as€defined€by€€Ô#†Xô˜XX Xô˜9W#ÔÔ‡ Xô˜XXXô˜ÔT.€C.€A.€ðð€Ô#†Xô˜XX Xô˜°X#ÔÔ‡ Xô˜XXXô˜Ô28„1„106"€since,€as€a€person€of€unsound€mind,€he€"mayÐ ´3/3 Ðcommence€the€action€after€the€removal€of€such€disability."Ô#†Xô˜XX Xô˜Y#Ô€€There€is€no€proof€in€the€record€thatÐ Œ5Ü05 ÐAppellant€fits€under€T.C.A.€ðð€28„1„106,€but€there€is€proof€in€the€record€otherwise.€€Ô‡ Xô˜XXXô˜ÔOn€February€28,Ð d7´27 Ð1995,€the€Court€of€Criminal€Appeals,€denying€Appellant's€post„conviction€petition€in€his€first€degreeÐ <9Œ49 Ðmurder€case,€found€that,€"[Ô_Ôb]asedÔ_Ô€upon€his€initial€meetings€with€the€petitioner,€trial€counsel€soughtÐ ° Ða€mental€evaluation€of€the€petitioner.€€Because€the€results€of€the€evaluation€indicated€that€theÐ ˆØ Ðpetitioner€was€competent€to€stand€trial,€counsel€realized€that€an€insanity€defense€was€not€viable."€Ð `° ÐAppellant€has€failed€to€submit€any€affidavits€or€documentary€evidence€of€incompetency€which€wouldÐ 8 ˆ Ðtrigger€Ô#†Xô˜XX Xô˜YZ#ÔÔ‡ Xô˜XXXô˜ÔT.€C.€A.€ðð€28„1„106.€€The€Complaint€was€filed€more€than€one€year€after€the€cause€of€actionÐ  ` Ðaccrued.€€The€Trial€Court€did€not€err€in€dismissing€Appellant's€claim€as€not€timely€filed.€€Ð è 8  Ðà  àà ` àAppellee€claims€that€the€Trial€Court€should€have€granted€his€Motion€to€Dismiss€ForÐ À  ÐFailure€To€Prosecute.€€The€Trial€Court€held€that€the€Appelleeððs€Motion€to€Dismiss€For€Failure€ToÐ ˜è  ÐProsecute€was€moot€because€of€the€Trial€Courtððs€dismissal€of€the€complaint€for€failure€to€state€aÐ pÀ Ðclaim€and€the€running€of€the€statute€of€limitations.€€In€light€of€our€ruling€affirming€the€Trial€CourtððsÐ H˜ Ðdismissal€based€on€the€statute€of€limitations,€it€is€unnecessary€that€we€address€the€Appelleeððs€issueÐ  p Ðconcerning€his€Motion€to€Dismiss€For€Failure€To€Prosecute.Ô#†Xô˜XX Xô˜?]#ÔÔ‡ Xô˜XXXô˜ÔÐ øH ÐÔ#†Xô˜XX Xô˜ a#Ôòòò òÓ  ÓCONCLUSIONó óóó€Ð Ð  ÐÓ  Óà  àà ` àThe€judgment€of€the€Trial€Court€is€affirmed€and€this€cause€is€remanded€to€the€TrialÐ ° ÐCourt€for€such€further€proceedings,€if€any,€as€may€be€required,€consistent€with€this€Opinion,€and€forÐ ˆØ Ðcollection€of€the€costs€below.€€The€costs€on€appeal€are€assessed€against€the€Appellant.Ð ` ° ÐÓÓÌÌÌÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à_________________________________________Ð À'#& Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àD.€MICHAEL€SWINEY,€J.Ð ¬(ü#' ÐÌÌÌà  àòòò òÌCONCUR:ó óóóÐ H-˜(, ÐÌÌÌÌÌ___________________________________Ð Ð2 .2 ÐHOUSTON€M.€GODDARD,€Ô_ÔP.J.Ô_ÔÐ ¼3 /3 ÐÌÌÌÌÌ__________________________________Ð D9”49 ÐCHARLES€D.€SUSANO,€JR.,€J.