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BILL NOLAN LIVESTOCK, INC. v. SIMPSON

No. 14268.

402 So.2d 214 (1981)

BILL NOLAN LIVESTOCK, INC. v. Joseph SIMPSON.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Writ Denied September 28, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael R. Connelly and Jack Rogers, Baton Rouge, for plaintiff-appellant.

Joseph H. Simpson and Charles M. Reid, Amite, for defendant.

Before ELLIS, COLE and WATKINS, JJ.

COLE, Judge.

The issue presented is whether a nonresident defendant suing his court appointed attorney for malpractice has a cause of action in contract or whether he is limited to a cause of action in tort.1 The facts giving rise to this litigation are as follows:

Bill Nolan Livestock, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as Nolan Livestock) is a livestock exportation business domiciled in Wisconsin.

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