SPEEDEE OIL CHANGE v. NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS.

No. CA-0980.

444 So.2d 1304 (1984)

SPEEDEE OIL CHANGE NO. 2, INC. v. NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied February 22, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard V. Dymond, Gulfport, Miss., Hugh D. Aldige, Metairie, for plaintiff.

Robert E. Couhig, Jr., Philip A. Franco, Adams & Reese, New Orleans, for defendant.

Before REDMANN, C.J., and GULOTTA and AUGUSTINE, JJ.


REDMANN, Chief Judge.

A legal malpractice insurer appeals from a judgment in this direct action, La.R.S. 22:655, for $54,800 damages from failure to timely exercise an option to extend a lease. The attorney at law insured by defendant had advised one of plaintiff corporation's promoters in writing that the option to extend could be exercised until 31 days after the termination of the lease.

The basic issues are whether the corporation has any right...

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