MURPHY v. STRINGER

No. 5826.

285 So.2d 340 (1973)

Jamie Edwards MURPHY v. George C. STRINGER, Jr.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied November 30, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morphy, Freeman, Holbrook & Faulkner, A. D. Freeman, New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellant.

Lemle, Kelleher, Kohlmeyer, Matthews & Schumacher, H. Martin Hunley, Jr., New Orleans, for defendants-appellees.

Before LEMMON, J., and BAILES and FLEMING, JJ. pro tem.


LEMMON, Judge.

Plaintiff instituted this action against her former attorney to recover her damages allegedly resulting from the negligent handling of her husband's succession and to recover the fee retained by the attorney from succession funds. The suit was dismissed after a trial on the merits.

The primary issues on appeal are whether the attorney's representation constituted negligence which caused plaintiff to suffer any damages and whether defendant is...

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