GAY v. McCAUGHAN

No. 17733.

272 F.2d 160 (1959)

Inez Stengel GAY, Appellant, v. Katherine McCAUGHAN, As Executrix of the Estate of George McCaughan, Deceased, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied January 12, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel L. Ginsberg, Miami, Fla., for appellant.

John H. Gunn, George C. Bolles, Jr., Miami, Fla., for appellee.

Before RIVES, Chief Judge, and TUTTLE and BROWN, Circuit Judges.


TUTTLE, Circuit Judge.

This is the second appeal by Mrs. Gay from orders dismissing her suit for damages resulting from the conduct of George McCaughan when acting as her lawyer in Florida State Court litigation. In the first hearing the suit was dismissed for failure to state a cause of action. In the present trial the court directed a verdict for the defendant at the close of appellant's proof.

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