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HUGHES v. HOUSLEY

No. 16062.

599 P.2d 1250 (1979)

Clifford HUGHES, Plaintiff, v. James F. HOUSLEY, Defendant, Third-Party Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Jack GLEN and Paul N. Cotro-Manes, Third-Party Defendants and Respondent.

Supreme Court of Utah.

August 30, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ross C. Anderson of Berman & Giauque, Salt Lake City, for defendant, third-party plaintiff and appellant.

Paul N. Cotro-Manes, Salt Lake City, for plaintiff-Clifford Hughes.

O. Robert Meredith, of Meredith & Day, Roger P. Christensen, of Christensen, Gardiner, Jensen & Evans, Salt Lake City, for third-party defendants and respondent.

BANKS, District Judge:

This action stems out of a claim of legal malpractice in which the plaintiff, Clifford Hughes (hereinafter "Hughes") sought recovery against his former attorney and appellant in this action, James F. Housley ("Housley") for damages which Hughes has claimed as a result of Housley's negligence in allowing a default judgment to be taken against him in a prior legal action. Housley in response to Hughes...

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