HILL v. WILLMOTT


561 S.W.2d 331 (1978)

Dr. Byron W. M. HILL, M. D., Appellant, v. Robert WILLMOTT and Arnold & Willmott, Law Firm, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

January 27, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rudy C. Bryant, Henderson, for appellant.

John Stanley Hoffman, King, Deep & Branaman, Henderson, for appellees.

Before GANT, VANCE and WILHOIT, JJ.


GANT, Judge.

This is an appeal from an order of the Henderson Circuit Court granting the appellees/defendants' motion for a summary judgment and dismissing the action on the grounds that there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and that the appellees are entitled to judgment as a matter of law. The sole issue on appeal is whether a former litigant can sustain an action based on the theory of negligence against the adverse party's attorney in the prior suit...

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