JEWETT v. PATT

No. 9341.

591 P.2d 1151 (1979)

Roy JEWETT and Lorene Jewett, Appellants, v. Seymour H. PATT, a/k/a Sy Patt, and Stevie Patt, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

March 16, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fray & Benson, Reno, for appellants.

David Dean, Reno, for respondents.


OPINION

THOMPSON, Justice:

Roy and Lorene Jewett commenced this action for professional malpractice against attorney Seymour Patt. They joined his wife, Stevie, as a defendant alleging that Seymour's negligence occurred while he was acting on behalf of the community. The district court dismissed the action without prejudice as to Seymour, but with prejudice as to Stevie. We affirm.

1. On March 10, 1972, the Jewetts retained attorney Patt to recover...

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