California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Tabi v. Rosenman, B282733 (Cal. App. 2018):
"An action for relief on the grounds of fraud or mistake must be commenced within three years. However, such action is not deemed accrued 'until the discovery, by the aggrieved party, of the facts constituting the fraud or mistake.' [Citation.] The courts interpret discovery in this context to mean not when the plaintiff became aware of the specific wrong alleged, but when the plaintiff suspected or should have suspected that an injury was caused by wrongdoing. The statute of limitations begins to run when the plaintiff has information which would put a reasonable person on inquiry. A plaintiff need not be aware of the specific facts necessary to establish a claim since they can be developed in pretrial discovery. Wrong and wrongdoing in this context are understood in their lay and not legal senses." (Kline v. Turner (2001) 87 Cal.App.4th 1369, 1373-1374.)
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