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ANDREWS v. McDOUGAL

No. 87-50.

731 S.W.2d 779 (1987)

292 Ark. 590

Tom ANDREWS, Appellant, v. James F. McDOUGAL, Vincent W. Skillman, Jr., and Chadd L. Durrett, Jr., D/B/A Skillman and Durrett, a Partnership, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

July 6, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hanks, Gunn & Borgognoni, by Mary Ann Gunn, Fayetteville, for appellant.

Rieves & Mayton, by Ted Mackall, Jr. and Michael R. Mayton, West Memphis, for appellees.

HICKMAN, Justice.

This is a legal malpractice case. The material facts are undisputed. The appellant engaged the appellees' law firm, specifically James F. McDougal, to represent him in a case against his mother, who shot him on his front lawn on June 12, 1984. He was seriously injured. Andrews and his mother had a stormy relationship, and each had their version of the trouble between them. The appellant decided not to press criminal charges against his mother but...

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