PARNELL v. SMART

Docket No. 15945.

66 Cal.App.3d 833 (1977)

136 Cal. Rptr. 246

JAMES V. PARNELL, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. CLAUDE H. SMART, JR., et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Court of Appeals of California, Third District.

February 7, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Ericksen, Ericksen, Lynch, Mackenroth & Arbuthnot and David E. Mackenroth for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Hardy, Erich & Brown and William A. Wilson for Defendants and Respondents.


OPINION

REGAN, J.

In this action plaintiff seeks damages from defendants-attorneys for alleged legal malpractice arising from their handling of an uninsured motorist claim.

FACTS

On June 6, 1973, plaintiff's wife was a passenger in a vehicle owned and operated by the Hudsons which was involved in a collision with an uninsured motorist. The collision resulted in the death of plaintiff's wife.

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