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CRUMPTON v. HUMANA, INC.

No. 14554.

661 P.2d 54 (1983)

99 N.M. 562

Jack CRUMPTON and his wife, Wanda Crumpton, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. HUMANA, INC., a corporation, and Mary Harper, R.N., Defendants-Appellees.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

March 30, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harvey C. Markley, Lovington, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Atwood, Malone, Mann & Cooter, Bob F. Turner, Roswell, for defendants-appellees.

OPINION

PAYNE, Chief Justice.

This is a frivolous appeal. We also note that there is a strong indication in the record that counsel for the appellant ineptly and perhaps negligently handled his client's case. Counsel for the appellant failed to file suit before the applicable statute of limitations had run. We are disappointed when members of our State Bar betray the trust and confidence of their clients by engaging in careless and unprofessional practice...

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