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JENKINS v. ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INS. CO.

No. 81-C-0776.

422 So.2d 1109 (1982)

Jerry Wayne JENKINS v. ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO., et al.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied November 19, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Richie, C. Vernon Richie, Richie & Richie, Edward O. Kernaghan, Shreveport, for applicant.

Charles E. Tooke, Alex F. Smith, George T. Allen, Mayer, Smith & Roberts, Shreveport, for respondents.

LEMMON, Justice.

This is a legal malpractice action brought against plaintiff's two former attorneys, who allegedly allowed prescription to run before filing suit on plaintiff's claim for damages for personal injuries sustained in a truck-train collision. The trial court, after a jury trial and verdict in favor of plaintiff, rendered judgment against both attorneys in the sum of $87,000. The court of appeal reversed, holding that plaintiff's negligence was a contributing...

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