STERLING v. JONES

No. 8367.

249 So.2d 334 (1971)

James A. STERLING et ux. v. Harness JONES et ux.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 30, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph L. Roy and Sargent Pitcher, Jr., Baton Rouge, for appellants.

Richard J. Dodson of Benton & Moseley, Harvey H. Posner of Watson, Blanche, Wilson, Posner & Thibaut, Baton Rouge, for appellees.

Before LANDRY, ELLIS and BLANCHE, JJ.


LANDRY, Judge.

This appeal raises the novel legal issue of whether one party to a lawsuit may recover damages against his adversary's attorney because of the attorney's unauthorized withdrawal of pleadings filed on behalf of his client who was claimant's opponent. The trial court answered the question in the negative. We agree.

Narration of events leading to this present controversy is indispensable to a clear understanding of the issue presented.

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