STAFFORD v. GARRETT

No. A7708-11127; CA 13495.

613 P.2d 99 (1980)

46 Or.App. 781

Stanley L. STAFFORD, Appellant, v. James O. GARRETT, Richard A. Seideman and John L. Hemann, Dba Garrett, Seideman and Hemann, a Partnership, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided June 23, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald R. Pullen, Portland, argued the cause and filed the brief for appellant.

William L. Hallmark, Portland, argued the cause for respondents. William L. Hallmark and William A. Davis, Portland, filed the brief for respondents. With them on the brief was Lang, Klein, Wolf, Smith, Griffith & Hallmark, Portland.

Before GILLETTE, P.J., ROBERTS and CAMPBELL, JJ., and TONGUE, J. Pro Tem.


CAMPBELL, Judge.

This is a law action for malpractice wherein the complaint alleged that the defendant law firm was negligent in advising the plaintiff to settle a case against a third party. The trial court tried the case without a jury and found that the plaintiff did not establish that the defendants were negligent by a preponderance of the evidence. We affirm.

Prior to November 26, 1973, the plaintiff had been employed by Roderick Enterprises, Inc. On...

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