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EDDLEMAN v. DOWD

No. 45507.

648 S.W.2d 632 (1983)

James D. EDDLEMAN, Appellant, v. Thomas DOWD, Respondent.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Three.

March 8, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J.B. Carter, Clayton, for appellant.

R.E. Keaney, St. Louis, for respondent.

CRIST, Judge.

Summary judgment. Lawyer malpractice suit dismissed as premature. We affirm.

Plaintiff, James D. Eddleman, brought this legal malpractice action against his former attorney, Thomas Dowd, on June 19, 1980. He alleged Dowd (a) failed to timely file the underlying lawsuit, and (b) failed to timely acquire jurisdiction over the original tort-feasors because of untimely investigation and preparation in a personal injury action styled James D. Eddleman...

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